TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 One helping with wild

salon sprees (11)

8 Coal is exploding at

informal party (6)

9 Blush in the shade (6) 10 Shoot without hot black

stuff (4)

11 Prisoner to entice with

scorn (8)

13 Some agouti, gerbil or

other animal (5)

15 Some Chablis sometimes brings serene joy (5)

18 Second publication

could lead to revolt (8) 19 Help with a wager (4) 20 If lute breaks, it’s

ineffectual (6)

21 Character on the

slope (6)

22 Twenty scour exotic

Cornwall etc (4,7)

Down

2 You’re sorry when you

have to do this (9)

3 Remove tenant from the

Victorian house (5)

4 Imposing building in area round centre of Caracas (6)

5 Modern centre

redeveloped (6)

6 Lubricating instructions

become a bore (3,4)

7 Court order does not

quite correspond (4)

12 Wall notice, one with

gold on the bottom (9) 14 Building changed if I

cement over (7)

16 Listen out, but it’s

noiseless (6)

17 One doing away

with colour (6)

18 Comfortable seat until

now? Not quite (4)

19 A profit – not for the

first time (5)

QUICK CLUES Across

1 Shop assistant (11)

8 Pertaining to the community (6)

9 Dye, pigment (6)

10 Chimney grime (4)

11 Disrespectful manner (8)

13 Big cat (5)

15 Ecstasy (5)

18 Behaviour inciting rebellion

against the state (8)

19 Aid (a criminal) (4)

20 Ineffectual (6)

21 Of a sloping type,

used for emphasis (6)

22 Cider-making part of England (4,7) Down

2 Acknowledge a fault (9)

3 Dislodge (5)

4 Crystal ___, football club (6)

5 Having happened lately (6)

6 Natural fuel source (3,4)

7 Holy ___, the Bible (4)

12 Behind (9)

14 Large imposing building (7)

16 ___ Night, Christmas carol (6)

17 Rainbow colour (6)

18 Chaise longue (4)

19 Alone ___ (Naturally) ,1972

Gilbert O’sullivan hit (5)