Last week’s solutions

2-SPEED CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 1 Red-handed; 8 Lei; 9 Garden fence; 11 Dynamic; 12 Tinge; 13 Slogan; 15 Adored; 17 Camel; 18 Centaur; 20 Naval battle; 22 Toe; 23 Resistant. Down: 2 Era; 3 Abeam; 4 Defect; 5 Denoted; 6 Clean breast; 7 Lip-reader; 10 Ransom money; 11 Desecrate; 14 All over; 16 Scales; 19 Nears; 21 Len.

Quick: Across: 1 Reinforce; 8 Ire; 9 Devotedness; 11 Angelic; 12 Error; 13 Rebate; 15 Stoned; 17 Ennui; 18 Complex; 20 Acknowledge; 22 Lag; 23 Resisting. Down: 2 Ere; 3 Fatal; 4 Reduce; 5 Element; 6 Disgruntled; 7 Heterodox; 10 Vagabondage; 11 Agreeable; 14 Thinker; 16 Across; 19 Moles; 21 Gin.

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Puma; 2 Aunt; 3 Taxi; 4 Item; 5 Mile; 6 Evil; 7 Lawn; 8 Nest; 9 Tell; 10 Lamb; 11 Bash; 12 Heel; 13 Leaf; 14 Flog; 15 Golf; 16 Fair.

Keyword: NAIROBI.

WORD WHEEL: GRIMACING.

CODEWORD: 1=L, 2=P, 3=V, 4=Z, 5=S, 6=B, 7=F, 8=E, 9=T, 10=A, 11=R, 12=K, 13=J, 14=N, 15=G, 16=W, 17=I, 18=Y, 19=Q, 20=H, 21=X, 22=U, 23=O, 24=D, 25=C, 26=M.

SHOWBIZ QUIZ: 1 Pretend It’s a City; 2 Jimmy Mcgovern; 3 Architects; 4 The Beach; 5 Wendy Padbury; 6 Choices; 7 Jennifer Connelly; 8 Funny Festival Live; 9 The Hollies; 10 Detroit Stories.