TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Makes a note of discs (7) 5 Name a one Arab state (5) 8 Journey to the east is

rubbish (5) 9 Could it blow its top when

hot? (7) 10 Aircraft body has safety device to contain rising wind (8) 11 Single person lying

around (4) 13 Wait for a motorcycle race

to finish (6) 15 Keep afloat, but don’t turn

in (4,2) 18 Confused impression caused by Louvre, oddly (4) 19 It reminds you to stock

Japanese wine (8) 22 Nut cracked by girl,

whopper? (7) 23 Snake and horse

painter (5) 24 Outlaw aluminium; it’s

dull! (5) 25 Non-professional hiding in waterside plant passed on (7)

DOWN

1 Almond biscuit ordered at a fair (7) 2 Illicitly copies cots (5) 3 Hear Welsh boy fish for

wine (8) 4 Keep silver inside —

wild! (6) 5 Herb makes many

unwell (4) 6 Flattering talk Fred’s friend

left in (7) 7 Horn, gold, hidden in the

climbing plant (5) 12 Unusual to have a short category on one short state (8) 14 Keep teasing West

Country town (7) 16 Homework help was

settled in advance (7) 17 Some slate the reporter’s

restraint (6) 18 Cry about red top

advertising copy (5) 20 Place baby outside

eastern church (5) 21 Matching contest

heard (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Log entries (7) 5 Gulf emirate (5) 8 Claptrap (5) 9 Lava mountain (7) 10 Aircraft’s body (8) 11 Barely (4) 13 Be present (6) 15 Go to bed late (4,2) 18 Hazy shape (4) 19 Memento (8) 22 Fabrication (7) 23 Deadly snake (5) 24 Clichéd (5) 25 Communicated (7)

DOWN

1 Almond biscuit (7) 2 Babies’ beds (5) 3 Light German wine (8) 4 Barbaric (6) 5 Aromatic herb (4) 6 Whimsical flattery (7) 7 Elephant tusk (5) 12 Unusual (8) 14 Somerset county town (7) 16 Settled in advance (7) 17 Attach with a rope (6) 18 Advertising text (5) 20 Monastery (5) 21 Binary (4)