TWO-IN-ONE CROSSWORD PUZZLE CRYPTIC PUZZLE

1 Can you get it white like lightning? (5) 2 Belief in brown? (5) 9 Nautical hero, or just a beast (3,4) 10 Decorate a woman (5) 11 Once a much hunted-for piece of pottery (5) 12 Warms up things to wear out East (5) 13 Athletic dog (7) 15 He’s stripped of deceit (3) 17 One that can mean a lot (4) 18 Sid sat around with a cruel fellow (6) 19 Colour that belongs to British Rail? (5) 20 Tick on a slate (6) 23 Wrong time for a little one (4) 24 Very good at cooking (3) 25 No item for a slimming diet (7) 26 Also back in time in the flat (5) 27 There is many a date broken by this youngster (5) 28 Two letters like a pair of brackets (5) 29 What to exclaim when given a toy bat? (7) 30 Not a low sounding female beast (5) 31 One aspect of a dramatic utterance? (5)

2 A tough guy is just about right for him (6) 3 Companion of Cortes? (6) 4 A place to drive away from (3) 5 Lever bent by a young swimmer (5) 6 Servant or a ruler? (7) 7 Insects that may be no end to nasty (4) 8 They can be written on various sheets (6) 12 Centre of bravery (5) 13 A certain feeling in the back? (5) 14 A fastener, the right one for a vet (5) 15 It restricts the remastering of some militia (5) 16 Keep on the road? (5) 18 It heaves in fine style (5) 19 Cardinal red hat? (7) 21 Latin letter from a Gypsy (6) 22 Masterly bellads by foreigners (6) 23 Was inclined to act as nurse-maid? (6) 25 Stop by swallowing ale, possibly (5) 26 Narrow twisting lane! (4) 28 Actually it’s bigger than a jerboa (3)