TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Separated from newsman
hiding alien (9) 6 Falsely shy when lure loses
notes (3) 8 Rumba cast a shadow (5) 9 Lie with ribs broken,
provoking laughter (7) 10 Work out tax without
hesitation (8) 11 Provided food for about
fifty then skedaddled (4) 13 Card game needs ten
when recording here (6) 14 He’d captured member
and caused injury (6) 17 Dumps the gratuities (4) 19 Rover gives magic stick to
queen, twice (8) 22 Disease ruined coastal
area (7) 23 Regularly appearing on
tendril, fly will enlighten (5) 24 Longing for foreign
currency (3) 25 Spend less on some
eastern coin perhaps (9)
DOWN
1 Even left Dundee with
piece of music (5) 2 Pictorial impression, a beaut, perhaps, framing lady’s head (7) 3 Aran knit is stylish but
rebellious (8) 4 In section of hangar is helicopter, crudely colourful (6) 5 Lightly clean broken
stud (4) 6 Small party in Mecca
ballroom (5) 7 Eyelid had become inflamed, daughter conceded (7) 12 Diagnose problem for US
city (3,5) 13 Meet to talk about
worrying fits (7) 15 Boy needs one drink (7) 16 Stare with boy endlessly,
seeing summerhouse (6) 18 Simple scheme I
included (5) 20 Come to a similar
conclusion, soundly (5) 21 Mature religious instruction
and physical education (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Alienated (9) 6 Affectedly modest (3) 8 Shadow (5) 9 Laughable (7) 10 Activity (8) 11 Absconded (4) 13 Artist’s room (6) 14 Damaged (6) 17 Points (4) 19 Nomad (8) 22 Coastal area (7) 23 Enlighten (5) 24 Craving (3) 25 Cut costs (9)
DOWN
1 Short musical piece (5) 2 Vivid picture (7) 3 Lawless (8) 4 Flashy (6) 5 Fine powder (4) 6 Group of plotters (5) 7 Accepted defeat (7) 12 Californian city (3,5) 13 Assure, convince (7) 15 Vermouth cocktail (7) 16 Belvedere (6) 18 Obvious (5) 20 Piece of verse (5) 21 Fully matured (4)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Obligations; 9 Eel; 10 Dirt cheap; 11 Eye glass; 12 Kiwi; 14 Skinny; 16 Gadget; 18 Opec; 19 Importer; 22 Attribute; 23 Nun; 24 Raspberries.
Down: 2 Bilge; 3 Indolent; 4 Across; 5 Inch; 6 Needing (Kneading); 7 Recessional; 8 Splintering; 13 Saboteur; 15 Inertia; 17 Impure; 20 Tinge; 21 Wimp.