Black Country Bugle

TWO SPEED CROSSWORD

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This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clues, try the Quick.

Cryptic Across

7. Get into main tent in disguise – to see the circus? (13)

8. Old ones are immortal though gradually disappeari­ng, they say (8)

9. Employed in Lulu’s education (4)

10. A meal to take out? (6)

12. The sound of leaves displaying autumn colour (6)

14. By which may be a good place for 10 (6)

16. Conditioni­ng the soil or gathering fruit under the lindens? (6)

18. Arthur Duckworth’s tongue (4)

20. Added and finally guided the whole (8)

22. Attractive and quietly taking back (13)

Down

1. Is he in favour of joining up? (8)

2. Exactly right: the display is in – done wrong! (4,2)

3. Last year’s bit of eye trouble (4)

4. Merlin in rags goes round the street as a musician (8)

5. Our involvemen­t in morning’s affairs (6)

6. The start of many a nursery tale (4)

11. Comes to a doctor in a deep sleep (8)

13. Do they throw light on the Scots tribe who lost their leader to the birds? (8)

15. Furnishes with oriental epigrams (6)

17. Interfere with the holy one at the end of the jetty (6)

19. Uncommon turn of the end (4)

21. There are fifteen of them to every three feet! (4)

Quick Across

7. Diversion (13)

8. Army personnel (8)

9. Second-hand (4)

10. Outdoor meal (6)

12. Steal cattle (6)

14. Brook (6)

16. Treating soil (6)

18. Pakistani language (4)

20. Amounted to (8)

22. Attractive (13)

Down

1. Alliance supporter (8)

2. Exactly right (4,2)

3. Eyelid inflammati­on (4)

4. Medieval musician (8)

5. Love affairs (6)

6. One time (4)

11. Torpid (8)

13. Light sources (8)

15. Kits out (6)

17. Attack (6)

19. Unusual (4)

21. Digits (4)

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