TWO SPEED CROSSWORD
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
1. Soldier husband who tries to supply all one’s needs? (7,5)
7. Where brothers may work
together (5)
8. Lowered oneself? (5) 9. Temporarily bring down the
standard (3)
10. It gives a bird’s eye view of
the sea (5,4)
11. War hit broke spirit (6) 12. Code letter one has to eat,
perhaps! (6)
15. Many papers have been
impressed by one (9)
17. What to do at tea
break? (3)
18. A sign in public libraries (5) 19. Three is an odd number! (5) 21. When the mail arrives from
China? (3-6,3)
Down
1. Acts to provide water and is popular with the spectators (4,4,4)
2. Not the right way to take
things (3) 3. Fell but kept quiet (3,3) 4. Check an open invitation to
shoplifters (4,5)
5. Thread rope through some
aperture evenly (5) 6. Chances government
approves of (5,7)
7. A Greek! (5) 10. Cry on finding it’s true, a
claw has been broken (9) 13. Shorten coats (5)
14. Obvious protection for
inventive types (6)
16. Label on the French piece
of furniture (5)
20. Hasten from the chief (3) Quick Across 1. Grocery (7,5)
7. Monks’ building (5) 8. Crouched (5)
9. Plunge (3)
10. Lookout platform (5,4) 11. Apparition (6)
12. Small bit (6)
15. Impression in paper (9) 17. Consume (3)
18. Star sign (5)
19. Anaesthetic (5)
21. Important occasion (3-6,3)
1. Is welcomed (4,4,4) 2. Plunder (3)
3. Was concealed (3,3) 4. Consider (4,5)
5. Sheriff (5)
6. National bingo game (5,7) 7. Greek letter (5)
10. Shriek (9)
13. Cut (5)
14. Evident (6)
16. Furniture item (5)
20. Hurry (3)