The Sun – Two Speed – Mar 21 2018

Clues	Answers
Acumen	ASTUTENESS
Aladdin’s helper	GENIE
Allude	REFER
Allude to the umpire with some hesitation	REFER
Ape	IMITATE
At this point in the rehearsal	HERE
At this spot	HERE
Be of use	SERVE
Beige-coloured young animal	FAWN
Bordered	EDGED
Bulgaria’s capital	SOFIA
Can a saint have a game of cards?	CANASTA
Cards include right measurements	ACRES
City seat will hold one	SOFIA
Clotted blood	GORE
Colour of borders in study	CRIMSON
Condescend	DEIGN
Crack soldiers by house’s first sliding window	SASH
Decree, order	EDICT
Deep red	CRIMSON
European hurrying, loosely speaking!	RUSSIAN
Extremely bad with the French history	CHRONICLE
Farmland units	ACRES
Former performer is one who makes excessive demands	EXACTOR

Clues	Answers
Greek character, with cakes, returns to bed	STRATUM
Half-day’s interminable all alone	FRIENDLESS
I regain composure in the country	NIGERIA
It’s shrewd breaking statue over head	ASTUTENESS
Mimic one friend eating it	IMITATE
Moved slowly and guarded against loss, Cockney fashion	EDGED
Ogre spilt blood	GORE
Order somewhat unpredictable	EDICT
Record (events)	CHRONICLE
Rock layer	STRATUM
Salad and radicchio for starters, then eat fish	SARDINE
Shoulder band	SASH
Slavonic language	RUSSIAN
Small oily fish	SARDINE
Spirit released by rubber?	GENIE
Taskmaster	EXACTOR
The thing must not be discussed, so say no more	DONTMENTIONIT
To condescend a bit rude, ignorant	DEIGN
Two-pack card game	CANASTA
Unloved	FRIENDLESS
Wait to begin a tennis game	SERVE
West African republic	NIGERIA
You’re welcome!	DONTMENTIONIT
Young deer	FAWN