TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Shane is shredding coarse fabric (7) 8 Praise highly dual movement stirring tea (7) 9 Terrible actor, one approaching a European country (7) 10 Clearing pleased enemy leader (5) 11 Former kind of respite that gives special skill (9) 14 Ten eat well, in their element! (6) 15 Odd number seen divided by five (5) 16 Corrupt journalist goes back to dubious life (6) 20 Partner gets the remaining fifty per cent (5,4) 23 Some leeway when covering brawl (5) 24 Arrange little girl’s stance (7) 25 Give voice about how it’s visible (7) 26 Attempted to replant seed, say (7)
DOWN
1 German wine they half add to game (6) 2 Sentimental lady initially held to be careless (6) 3 Bury’s season nonstarter! (5) 4 A fan vandalised one canteen (initials) (5) 5 Doctor has to press on (7) 6 Cheat weak Iain regularly in state (6) 7 Back down on the generator, some going west (6) 12 Excessively quaint time described in short social media message (5) 13 Spanish agreement the day before riddle (5) 15 Legion’s doctored drink (4,3) 16 Death dies with me, tragically (6) 17 Go after dog (6) 18 Ape getting hold of an awning (6) 19 A piece of enclosed ground at a distance (6) 21 Fence in verge beside hospital (5) 22 Flowers in Comoros estate (5)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Coarse fabric (7) 8 Worship (7) 9 Split’s country (7) 10 Forest clearing (5) 11 Skill (9) 14 Antiseptic (6) 15 Number of deadly sins (5) 16 Besmirch (6) 20 Partner, spouse (5,4) 23 Affray (5) 24 Arrange, organise (7) 25 Demonstrating (7) 26 Attempted (7)
DOWN
1 Stick and ball game (6) 2 Careless, lax (6) 3 Bury (5) 4 Services canteen (initials) (5) 5 Medical practitioner (7) 6 Honolulu’s state (6) 7 Fail to honour (6) 12 Bird noise (5) 13 Colander (5) 15 Blackthorn fruit liqueur (4,3) 16 Death (6) 17 Chase (6) 18 Awning (6) 19 (Far) away (6) 21 Bush fence (5) 22 Flowers with thorns (5)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Imprint; 5 Macaw; 8 Sites; 9 Aerials; 10 Landmark; 11 Stay; 13 Repair; 15 Corral; 18 Curt; 19 Genetics; 22 Asocial; 23 Adapt; 24 Dregs; 25 Tremolo.
Down: 1 Insul(t)ar; 2 Put on; 3 Insomnia; 4 Teaurn; 5 Mars; 6 Chapter; 7 Wispy; 12 Tolerate; 14 Purpose; 16 Lesotho; 17 Pellet; 18 Chard (Charred); 20 Imago; 21 Oils.