TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD Cryptic
This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clues, try the Quick.
ACROSS
1 Little room in the Greek
style (5)
4 Male, but subject to
change (7)
8 Suitable food for a stag
party? (7)
9 What the victims of disaster
have come to (5)
10 Regretted being uncivil by the
sound of it (4)
11 He’s willing (8)
13 See 23 Across.
14 To give ground for what is
planted, we hear (4)
16 They are heated by the current
weather (8)
17 The beginnings of every poem
involving chivalry will be! (4)
20 What happened to part of the
meat entree (5)
21 Mete out punishment for
Charles X (7)
22 Is stay due to be rearranged at
this particular time? (7)
23 & 13 Ac. A mount to gamble on – the jockey’s on this presumably (9)
DOWN
1 Notice I’d even matters out! (13) 2 A bit strained in some
grammatical application? (5) 3 Drop all the players! (4)
4 Acted as a custodian, but
objected (6)
5 How people unite to capture
the girl (8)
6 Fifty in wild tribes show angry
resistance (7) 7 A distinctive quality of
champagne (13)
12 Intended for public show, but
covered up (8)
13 Have regular inspirations (7)
15 Describing the situation of
those in a jam? (6)
18 The name that disheartens the
petty officer! (5)
19 Frustrate a quick movement (4)
Quick ACROSS
1 Garret (5)
4 Changeable (7)
8 Deer flesh (7)
9 Deep sorrow (5)
10 Regretted (4)
11 One who makes
a will (8)
13 Rear (4)
14 Give up (4)
16 Weather (8)
17 Heroic tale (4)
20 Consumed (5)
21 Subdue (7)
22 Part of the week (7) 23 Equine mammal (5)
DOWN
1 Commercial (13) 2 Strained (5)
3 Throw (4)
4 Objected (6)
5 In unison (8)
6 Short hair (7)
7 Vivacity (13)
12 Sieved (8)
13 Respire (7)
15 Viscous (6)
18 Boy’s name (5) 19 Elan (4)