TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Tidy a mess king found in
drinking vessel (5,2) 8 Press herb, extracting sulphur, in prehistoric times (4,3) 9 Exchange coupons for a
small amount (7) 10 Nervous, we attempt to
hide perspiration (5) 11 Sent photo out
immediately (2,3,4) 14 No duel about mass (6) 15 Plant left out of bed at
home (5) 16 Burden with wood (6) 20 Utter a nice tune again (9) 23 Wines fermented for
strength (5) 24 Salesman in Rome re
turned for a sovereign (7) 25 Renoir upset king by
mistake (2,5) 26 Recoils from
psychiatrists (7)
DOWN
1 Lettuce, nearly the
greatest in the world (6) 2 Compare each question using all three exams for starters (6) 3 Verbally spoil this French
survey (5) 4 Young dog about home
with model (3-2) 5 South winds over US
city (7) 6 Opening to Australian
dessert (6) 7 Snuggle down amongst
the cleanest leaves (6) 12 Odds on container being
reject (5) 13 Bulb working with charged
particle (5) 15 General hospital room sheltered from the wind (7) 16 Scottish girl to tell story
about fool (6) 17 Repaired first of machines,
then finished (6) 18 Outspoken aristocrat is
unproductive (6) 19 Scattered rubbish makes
brides upset (6) 21 American queen first sacks
employers (5) 22 Frolic with pickled bud (5)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Tidy a mess (5,2) 8 Ancient historical era (4,3) 9 Dash, taste (7) 10 Perspire (5) 11 There and then (2,3,4) 14 Small lump (6) 15 Spiky flower (5) 16 Saddle (with) (6) 20 Articulate (words) (9) 23 Muscle-to-bone tissue (5) 24 Dynastic ruler (7) 25 By mistake (2,5) 26 Decreases (7)
DOWN
1 Space, universe (6)
2 Be commensurate (6) 3 Military survey (5) 4 Celebrity wall-poster
(3-2) 5 Texas city (7) 6 Cream cake (6) 7 Cuddle (6) 12 Rebuff (5) 13 Big shallot (5) 15 Downwind (7) 16 Scottish girl (6) 17 Darned (6) 18 Arid (6) 19 Fragments (6) 21 Consumers (5) 22 Daft escapade (5) PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Race-track; 6 Son (Sun); 8 Camel; 9 Potsdam; 10 Exacting; 11 Onus; 13 Castle; 14 (P)oodles; 17 Asti ; 19 Footstep; 22 Nominal; 23 Oxlip; 24 Led ; 25 Bee(Be)keeper.
Down: Ruche; 2 Compass; 3 Tell-tale; 4 Append; 5 Kite; 6 Sedan; 7 Nemesis; 12 Postpone; 13 Channel; 15 Let slip; 16 Collie; 18 Timed; 20 Piper 21 Snob.