TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Faint in the end having been deprived of strength (9) 6 Check animal doctor (3) 8 Voice’s general meaning (5) 9 Wasting an award (7) 10 Longing for youth leader to be getting wages (8) 11 Amend text, tied in knots (4) 13 Seasoned rum and tea drunk (6) 14 Grassland study is dull and heavy (6) 17 Republic where Alma goes regularly (4) 19 Shocking if rich or refined (8) 22 Windpipe hurt in rat, badly (7) 23 Come to pass military boss with dog (5) 24 Article you and I dread (3) 25 Fast on court with daughter at northern town (9)

DOWN

1 Admission guard blows his top (5) 2 Sweet affectionate insect (7) 3 Go wrong with an attempt at knightly wandering (8) 4 Discovered extraordinary antler (6) 5 Challenge for five hundred, time up (4) 6 Insipid diva gets confused about piano (5) 7 Unknown quantity in god so push your luck (3,2,2) 12 Bring up largest number right at the back (8) 13 Girl set fire to one, caught by irregular force (7) 15 Truth about feat cod performed (2,5) 16 Spin eggs around junk (6) 18 Deliver a speech from the floor at eleven (5) 20 Crude mixture restored health (5) 21 He helps make quiche fabulous! (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Weakened (9) 6 Animal doctor (3) 8 Adult male voice (5) 9 Waste away (7) 10 Aching (for) (8) 11 Abridge (4) 13 Full-grown (6) 14 Heavy, dull (6) 17 Vietnam’s neighbour (4) 19 Frightful (8) 22 Windpipe (7) 23 Come about (5) 24 Amazement (3) 25 Town north of Blackpool (9)

DOWN

1 Access (5) 2 Soft sweet (7) 3 Quest for knightly adventure (8) 4 Discovered (6) 5 Be adventurous (4) 6 Bland and insipid (5) 7 Attempt to outwit (3,2,2) 12 Furthest back (8) 13 Armed citizenry (7) 15 In actuality (2,5) 16 Gyrate, twirl (6) 18 Declaim (5) 20 Healed (5) 21 Head cook (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Shop steward; 9 Nil; 10 Phenomena; 11 Heedless; 12 Call; 14 Nump(i)ty; 16 Poetic; 18 Ramp; 19 Labrador; 22 Sensation; 23 Abs; 24 Foot the bill.

Down: 2 Halve; 3 Populate; 4 Tsetse; 5 Wood; 6 Reenact; 7 Enchantress; 8 Garlic press; 13 Doorknob; 15 Memento; 17 Radish; 20 Drawl; 21 Mart.