TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Mark advanced in Senior

Common Room (4) 4 Politico terrible liar, I bet

(8)

8 Goddess appearing after

credit crunch? (6)

9 Royal Engineers

advanced? Give in! (6) 10 Takes in top paper (8) 12 Headless bear in collapsed

state (4)

13 Seaman teasing nets out

(6)

15 Knight in virtue gives

agreement (6) 17 Storyteller in Westphalia

remembered (4)

19 Sense agreement amongst

rowing crew (8)

21 Rotten sprout causes dizzy

state (6)

22 Rage terrible with an old

US politician (6)

23 Old time swinger? (8) 24 Seconds eaten by sultry

landlord (4)

DOWN

2 Vehicle on journey carried

goods (5)

3 Crack clues again?

Determination needed! (7) 4 Black American in

Greyhound say (3)

5 Real ape on damaged

747? (9)

6 Leader demands

measuring device (5) 7 Suspense is rising in joint

(7)

11 Drunk had claret in church

(9)

14 Burst blister? Show

irritation (7)

16 Chaps in to prepare the

green (7)

18 Pressure in attack that's

speedy (5)

20 Warms up for races (5) 22 Butter from the farm? (3)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Blemish (4)

4 New Labour fan (8) 8 Decisive moment (6) 9 Show mercy (6) 10 Paper sheet size (8) 12 Destroy (4)

13 Inattentive (6)

15 Official approval (6) 17 Fibber (4)

19 Power of vision (8) 21 Mental dullness (6) 22 40th President (6) 23 Suspended clock weight

(8)

24 Hold (a party) (4)

DOWN

2 Ship's load (5) 3 Decide (7) 4 Public vehicle (3) 5 Aircraft (9) 6 Sovereign (5) 7 Strained state (7) 11 Religious building (9) 14 Short stiff hair (7) 16 Leafy vegetable (7) 18 Moving quickly (5) 20 Cooks through (5) 22 Male sheep (3)