TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Anguish in the middle,

each suffers (9) 6 Sad sound (3) 8 One short tune being

broadcast (2,3) 9 Easy to top and tail insect

for surgical insertion (7) 10 Peddling gripping page,

read out letter by letter (8) 11 City of some Romeo’s

love (4) 13 Global body to have break

from public disorder (6) 14 Design trendy feature at

back of jacket (6) 17 Kind wife halves bird (4) 19 Restaurant client glimpsed prehistoric creature, we hear (8) 22 Mother’s great trip to

South East resort (7) 23 Run in to charge abusive

surfer (5) 24 Sample rugby score (3) 25 Protected unusual Ruhr

abode (9)

DOWN

1 Shook off boxers’ blows (5) 2 Unpaid, a struggling RU

team (7) 3 Energetic Eli rests,

surprisingly (8) 4 Customer has a legal right

in court (6) 5 Observe English agent (4) 6 Lots of burdens (5) 7 Lacking humour, husband

gets dismissed (7) 12 A few on rickety tower get

vertigo ultimately (3,2,3) 13 Dishevelled punk met

crook (7) 15 Charm of another name

belonging to us (7) 16 Long and very narrow ship

with one aboard (6) 18 Line up on railway causes

anxiety (5) 20 Idler disposed to be

annoyed (5) 21 Mix hard wood (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Anguish (9) 6 Base (3) 8 Broadcasting live (2,3) 9 Embed (7) 10 Signifying (8) 11 Norway’s capital (4) 13 Anxiety, or civil disorder (6) 14 Concoct (6) 17 Green hairy fruit (4) 19 Extinct reptile (8) 22 Kent resort town (7) 23 Cave elf (5) 24 Attempt (3) 25 Concealed (9)

DOWN

1 Boxing punches (5) 2 Dilettante (7) 3 Always on the go (8) 4 Customer (6) 5 Behold (4) 6 Burdens (5) 7 Deprived of (7) 12 A few (3,2,3) 13 Disarranged (7) 15 Inspire with love (7) 16 Straight (6) 18 Anxiety (5) 20 Annoyed (5) 21 Jumble (4)