Financial Mail and Business Day

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

8 Hide article tragic hero

pens (7)

9 Virtuoso lacks power to

bring into use (5)

10 A Glaswegian perhaps in

racing venue (5) 11 Discharge policeman found

in river (7)

12 Two scholars placed in

reform school (4,5) 14 Beer said to make you

unwell (3)

16 Gladstone carrying much

weight (3)

17 Fine and well-built

swimmer (5-4) 19 Republic always on my

mind? (7)

21 Sulphur tablet causing

accident (5)

22 Our old trains have to get

man into Victoria (5) 23 Admit fly initially found in

baked scones (7)

DOWN

1 Hick tours lake that's

delightful (8)

2 Lover from exotic isle (5,3) 3 Talking bird? (4)

4 Cleric in bother about

scripture classes (6)

5 Do without men? (3,5) 6 Note lifted from

employment cases (4) 7 Eyesore coming in worst

yet (4)

13 Wood among hay

distributed (8) 14 Ultimately fragrant, some

air this sprays? (8)

15 Rude to a silly government

supporter? (8)

18 Ace nun makes subtle

distinction (6)

19 Oxygen needed in horribly

big desert (4)

20 Hooligan beheaded with

Old English instrument (4) 21 Tune from bargees on

gondola (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Tanned animal skin (7) 9 Apply (force) (5) 10 Berkshire racecourse (5) 11 Detonate (7)

12 One's old university (4,5) 14 Feel ill (3)

16 Century (3)

17 In excellent condition (5-4) 19 Southern US state (7) 21 Overflow (5)

22 Suntanned (5)

23 Disclose sins (7)

DOWN

1 Likeable (8) 2 Heart-throb (5,3) 3 Casual conversation (4) 4 Clergyman (6) 5 Female-only gathering

(3,5)

6 Written reminder (4)

7 Ocular affliction (4) 13 Reddish-brown (8) 14 Perfume dispenser (8) 15 Orangeman, e.g. (8) 18 Hint (6)

19 Mongolian plain (4) 20 Reed player (4) 21 Ballad (4)

THE BOTTOM LINE

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