TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Finally reach pet, heard initially inside vessel (5,2)
5 Beginning where actors are? (5)
8 Clothes-horse from Ireland, say (5)
9 Brought back new prison officer to be sketched again (7)
10 Solitary person, no fellow for circulating (4,4)
11 Partly admit children are a source of irritation! (4)
13 Reaching watercourses, driver swerves somewhat (6)
15 Artist in a spin? (6)
18 500 put on Noah’s vessel, appearing gloomy (4)
19 One following around for each that is unskilled (8)
22 Two European articles on crumbling dome — it’s all the rage (1,2,4)
23 Pace around a set of cards (5)
24 Small drink? A litre in all! (5)
25 Cut out tax dodge initially (7)
DOWN
1 Yes-man on a go-slow (7)
2 Italian city, one in spin (5) 3 Metal tools for difficult conflict, note (8)
4 Colour in larkspur, pleasing (6)
5 Leaders of other democracies deserving second chances (4)
6 Stanley accepts equality being very strict (7)
7 Fish pong when head’s removed (5)
12 Extravagantly chivalrous,
like literary Don (8)
14 Virginia found getting on special train a strain (7)
16 Spun stick round gallery (7)
17 Building extension where woman embraces former partner (6)
18 Delivered port on time (5)
20 Stones not parking with peers (5)
21 Kitty in swimming baths (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Draw even (5,2) 5 Beginning (5) 8 Drying frame (5) 9 Outlined again (7) 10 Solitary person (4,4) 11 Skin irritation (4) 13 Large streams (6) 15 Lathe operator (6) 18 Shadowy (4) 19 Unskilled (8) 22 Fashionable (1,2,4) 23 Fortune cards (5) 24 Add up (5) 25 (Had) cut out (7)
DOWN
1 Toady (7)
2 North-west Italian city (5)
3 DIY tools and supplies (8)
4 Deep violet (6)
5 Betting chances (4)
6 Austere (7)
7 Freshwater fish (5)
12 Absurdly idealistic (8)
14 Alternative (7)
16 Revolved (7)
17 Outbuilding (6)
18 Dished out (5)
20 British peers (5)
21 Pub game (4)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across:
1 Sidesteps;
6 Bee;
8 Imago;
9 Sceptre;
10 Prefaces;
11 Thou;
13 In t(e)rim;
14 Roadie;
17 Volt (Vault);
19 Bagpipes;
22 Dynamic;
23 Agen(o)t;
24 Roe (Row);
25 S(o)trangely.
Down:
1 Skimp;
2 Dialect;
3 Sporadic;
4 Easter;
5 Stet;
6 Batch; 7 Execut(IV)e;
12 Complain(t);
13 Invader;
15 Deplete;
16 Lancer;
18 (P)Lunge;
20 Satay;
21 Imps.