Last week’s solutions

2-SPEED CROSSWORD: Cryptic: Across: 7 Relief; 8 Donate; 10 Violets; 11 Sites; 12 Even; 13 Clogs; 17 Liana; 18 Take; 22 Apace; 23 Dripped; 24 Canvas; 25 Thrown. Down: 1 Preview; 2 Allowed; 3 Rebel; 4 Corsage; 5 Party; 6 Least; 9 Esplanade; 14 Liberal; 15 Harpoon; 16 Leading; 19 Fancy; 20 Pains; 21 Light. Quick: Across: 7 Portal; 8 Bellow; 10 Rampage; 11 Chore; 12 Also; 13 Merry; 17 Irate; 18 Mete; 22 Lotus; 23 Outcome; 24 Concur; 25 Cognac. Down: 1 Spartan; 2 Promise; 3 Fatal; 4 Mercury; 5 Bloom; 6 Owner; 9 Defection; 14 Brusque; 15 Recount; 16 Defence; 19 Slack; 20 Atone; 21 Stool.

WORD SPIRAL: 1 Atom; 2 Mess; 3 Sofa; 4 Abut; 5 Tomb; 6 Beau; 7 Ulna; 8 Avid; 9 Drug; 10 Gobi; 11 Imam; 12 Maim; 13 Mill; 14 Ling; 15 Grip; 16 Page.

Keyword: ALGERIA.

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

SHOWBIZ QUIZ: 1 Summer of Rockets; 2 Matt Berry; 3 The Ranganation; 4 Ed Sheeran; 5 Greaze Mode; 6 Dolor y Gloria (Pain and Glory); 7 Ted Bundy; 8 Yesterday; 9 The Jeffersons; 10 Elizabeth Montgomery. SUDOKU: