2-Speed Crossword
QUICK CLUES
Across 7. Cricket team (6) 8. Winds (6) 10. Confused (7) 11. Tree trunk section (5) 12. Gladly (4) 13. Rot (5) 17. Sacks (5) 18. Forbid (4) 22. Core (5) 23. Regal seats (7) 24. Bird (6) 25. Be socially acceptable (6) Down 1. Team sport (7) 2. Release (3,4) 3. Rings (5) 4. Unique (7) 5. Sea bird (5) 6. Moneylending (5) 9. Followers (9) 14. Non-fact (7) 15. Receives support from (5,2) 16. Posy (7) 19. Fried potatoes (5) 20. Canal boat (5) 21. Command (5)
Choose either the quick or cryptic clues - answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES
Across 7. One from a dozen players (6) 8. Ships turn back - these are waiting for the wind (6) 10. Prevented from making a full report (7) 11. It's a toss-up at the Highland Games (5) 12. Willingly have a new life (4) 13. A rotten thing to find (5) 17. They burn sacks (5) 18. Forbid a doctor nothing (4) 22. It's sweet of your fiancee (5) 23. Shorten and re-model the seats (7) 24. Pigs can't fly, but one pig might! (6) 25. It seems it will take a great time to get accepted in a place (6) Down 1. All bent on making a game of it (7) 2. Loose dentures for nothing! (3,4) 3. Rings the changes (5) 4. The place is in a mess - that's extraordinary! (7) 5. Sort of prize bird (5) 6. A very exacting business (5) 9. The followers stand here assembled (9) 14. Fancy work? (7) 15. Receives support from a
thin boy (5,2) 16. Some flowers arranged to
droop in the centre (7) 19. Damages counters (5) 20. Push your way in and
snatch up a note (5) 21. Decoration only given to
subordinates (5) SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK'S 2-SPEED CROSSWORD: Across: 3 Ordinance; 8 Eats; 9 Interpose; 10 So long; 11 Using; 14 Get-up; 15 Deaf; 16 Trams; 18 Nick; 20 Tithe; 21 Snipe; 24 Anklet; 25 Timepiece; 26 Otto; 27 Red setter. Down: 1 Newsagent; 2 Athletics; 4 Rung; 5 Ideas; 6 Append; 7 Cast; 9 Inapt; 11 Usage; 12 Gentility; 13 Affection; 17 Stone; 19 Kneels; 22 Paint; 23 Side; 24 Ache.
