TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Actor injured in action is

honoured (9) 6 Fish is awful, having turned

(3) 8 Get about in ancient

Rome? (5) 9 Be nosy about late review

of honour (7) 10 Taking up new potion following commercial (8) 11 Characters in most unpleasant shock (4) 13 By collecting drops from

the sky, clever (6) 14 Counterbalance when away from the stage (6) 17 Note lubricant on duelling

sword (4) 19 Footwear needed for gymnastic feat? (4-4) 22 Applauded and made

someone happy (7) 23 Reportedly dispatched the

perfume (5) 24 Allow lease (3) 25 Soon begrudge external

work (9)

DOWN

1 Had a chat inside Russian

dwelling (5) 2 Company board moved to

Spanish city (7) 3 Severe reprimand carried

out by chef (8) 4 Proceed with care to fasten round spinning top (6) 5 Perform or entrance (4) 6 Basic idea of snow? (5) 7 One heading for trouble beneath tree seeks weapon (7) 12 Stale street food around is

unconventional (3-5) 13 Like glasses with bubbly cola following back-story (7) 15 Being conspicuous entails

alteration (7) 16 Winter vehicle left in grass

(6) 18 Passive miner taken inside

(5) 20 Attractive but loses first

race – it’s unimportant (5) 21 Prod around in sink (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Adorned (9) 6 Flatfish (3) 8 Approximately (5) 9 Honesty (7) 10 Acceptance (of a

resolution) (8) 11 Amaze (4) 13 Clever (6) 14 Balance out (6) 17 Fencing sword (4) 19 Backless sandal (4-4) 22 Applauded (7) 23 Aroma, perfume (5) 24 Allow (3) 25 In a minute (9)

DOWN

1 Russian cottage (5) 2 Cathedral city of

Andalusia (7) 3 Baking (meat) (8) 4 Go very quietly (6) 5 Domestic entrance (4) 6 Bank of snow (5) 7 Infantry weapon (7) 12 Away from the ski runs

(3-5) 13 Twin-lensed (7) 15 Noticeable (7) 16 Fun snow vehicle (6) 18 Chemically inactive (5) 20 Inconsequential (5) 21 Abandon (4)