2-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

1. Collision causes one politician

to do something (6)

4. Slight violence in seeking

entry (6)

9. It is used to drive one round

the bend! (8,5)

10. Went over because thwarted? (7) 11. Avoid bad duel with egghead (5) 12. Love to make fuss again (5) 14. Prevent from practising as a

lawyer? (5)

18. Sharp tasting pastry? (5) 19. Reject deterioration (7)

21. A clearer view of external affairs should result from his work (6,7)

22. Is afraid of adders (6)

23. Where animals may watch the

show? (6)

Down

1. Spineless creature in religious

body (6)

2. Prevalence can need proper

order (13)

3. Players may have them in

hand (5) 5. In no place, yet in this place at

present (7)

6. Training in fuel in mixed

classes (13)

7. Lovers doing a crossword? (6) 8. Pole writes a poem (5)

13. Answer some of the

correspondence (7)

15. Boss finally will marry – and be

tucked neatly away (6)

16. Cited a decree (5)

17. Lover's suit, perhaps (6)

20. Comb the others found on

cockerel's head (5)