TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

8 Mean, twisted individual in plant (7)

9 Artist is English: Jack maybe (5)

10 In market find very soothing something (5)

11 Pay for the cloth (7)

12 Many hounds sat barking (9)

14 Fish and chips one desires to start with (3)

16 Some categorise personal pride (3)

17 Insecure having not been paid (9) 19 At sea it cooks stuff (7)

21 Some dancers on ice very fast (5)

22 Fit silver on table at last (5)

23 Determined Armada man took ships! (7)

DOWN

1 Test case involved tape recording (8)

2 Prosperous having ripped

old towel (4-2-2)

3 Cabbage for an old king? (4)

4 Channel so nearly consumes seafaring lord (6)

5 Explosive nitrates in model choo choo? (5,3) 6 Expansive part in new idea (4)

7 Honeyed wine gives me notice! (4)

13 Wise guys eating America's food (8)

14 In which one's days are numbered? (8)

15 Address bad ad with deceit (8)

18 Understand wise words and vacillate (6)

19 Hands over exchanged gift (4)

20 Band on road finds old port (4)

21 Second taxi for blackleg (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Windflower (7)

9 Elevate (5)

10 Balm (5)

11 Clergyman's salary (7)

12 1000s (9)

14 Atlantic catch (3)

16 Self-importance (3)

17 Changeable (9)

19 Fill to excess (7)

21 Relating to sound waves (5)

22 Correspond (5)

23 Resolute (7)

DOWN

1 Music tape (8)

2 Wealthy (4-2-2)

3 Vegetable (4)

4 Naval hero (6)

5 Toy with rail track (5,3)

6 Capacious (4)

7 Hydromel (4)

13 Bangers (8)

14 Date chart (8)

15 Inscribe to (8)

18 Playground item (6)

19 Cashless transaction (4)

20 Rubber wheel rim (4)

21 Strikebreaker (4)