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
3 Cat killer (9)
8 Take a Turkish bath in a fish pond! (4) 9 Provides a route and makes no
charge (5,4)
10 The rod remoulded in the fire (3-3) 11 Assign a certain amount for a
reversionary levy (5)
14 There may be a fine result when one
commits it (5)
15 Jenny, the architect (4)
16 Falls that affect the pupils (5)
18 Check the forepart of the ship (4)
20 One has notes in black and white (5) 21 French river where a certain number
can be seen round the masthead (5) 24 Gangsters’ leader to stir up a
complaint (6)
25 States nice tours have been
arranged (9)
26 Star appearing in The Love Game (4) 27 Revise rents made to those in
commerce (9)
DOWN
1 To banish a coster is dreadful (9)
2 Captions that produce wrinkles (9) 4 Military body coming back from the
pageant in uniforms (4)
5 Perfect concept followed by a
learner (5)
6 Kind of boxing display about the
present time (6)
7 & 23 Down. Hatchway in the carriage
entrance! (8)
9 Blush when attacked by the bull (5) 11 Not accompanied by an advance,
we hear (5)
12 Highly valued and certain to be
used in unusual trade (9)
13 National revenue could indicate exaction about the first of May! (6,3)
17 In the ship you’ll find the
standard rigging (5) 19 What the writer of Lamentations
did (6)
22 Sounds like early Socialist
targets (5)
23 See 7 Down.
24 It transmits characteristics to
the girl, we hear (4) 3 Inquisitiveness (9) 8 Casserole (4)
9 Betrays (5,4)
10 Burning (3-3)
11 Assign (5)
14 Felony (5)
15 Small bird (4)
16 Lets go of (5)
18 Stalk (4)
20 Instrument (5)
21 French river (5) 24 Game bird (6)
25 States (9)
26 Star (4)
27 Dealers (9)
DOWN
1 Exclude (9)
2 News captions (9) 4 Whole (4)
5 Model (5)
6 Dark shape (6)
7 Catch (4)
9 Stabbed (5)
11 Solo (5)
12 Prized highly (9) 13 Levy (6,3)
17 Boxes (5)
19 Groaned (6)
22 Stains (5)
23 Portal (4)
24 Unit of heredity (4)