Last week’s solutions

2-SPEED CROSSWORD: Cryptic: Across: 1 Starting post; 7 Boast; 8 Cargo; 9 Toe; 10 Nerve cell; 11 Nodose; 12 Listen; 15 Seafaring; 17 Gas; 18 Along; 19 Steer; 21 Set an example. Down: 1 Shooting star; 2 Tea; 3 Nature; 4 Picketing; 5 Serve; 6 Rolling stone; 7 Blend; 10 Nostalgia; 13 Tiger; 14 Tissue; 16 Alone; 20 Era.

Quick: Across: 1 Disconsolate; 7 Sable; 8 Miner; 9 Net; 10 Unconcern; 11 Expose; 12 Strong; 15 Retracted; 17 Awe; 18 Thick; 19 Image; 21 Strengthened. Down: 1 Disintegrate; 2 Orb; 3 Speech; 4 Laminated; 5 Tense; 6 Transgressed; 7 Set up; 10 Unshackle; 13 Orate; 14 String; 16 Taint; 20 Ash.

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Half; 2 Fork; 3 Knee; 4 Edam; 5 Mail; 6 Long; 7 Gasp; 8 Pale; 9 Exam; 10 Mean; 11 Nest; 12 Twig; 13 Goad; 14 Dosh; 15 High; 16 Haul. Keyword: PAULINE.

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

SHOWBIZ QUIZ: 1 Sandra Oh; 2 The Great British Sewing Bee; 3 Post Malone; 4 Line of Duty; 5 The Bay; 6 The Flying Pickets; 7 Westlife; 8 Jennifer Garner; 9 Little Woods; 10 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. SUDOKU: