TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Paris is so likely to cause a skin condition (9)

6 Gemstone without a ring for one’s friend (3)

8 In Peru, cheap pleated frilling (5)

9 Catches parents out (7)

10 Legal document containing scheme is brought into action (8)

11 Where a camper sleeps is in contention (4)

13 In France I backed examination of frequent flyers (3,3) 14 Garment upon chosen section (6)

17 Noisily wriggled out of tube (4)

19 Man’s terror is of South American origin (8)

22 Batting with leg ring is neither here nor there (2,5)

23 Near a rundown amphitheatre (5)

24 No morning return of staff (3)

25 Plant crushed with French salt (9)

DOWN

1 Cut and matched, reportedly (5) 2 Part of the skull of noisy animal, I suggest (7)

3 Frozen diamonds beside port (4,4)

4 Country backing journalist during informative broadcast (6)

5 It is seen in south-east building plot (4)

6 Reportedly unattractive aircraft (5)

7 Small country hotel’s turning circle (7)

12 Grumble about endless minor illness (8)

13 Jim sad about maintaining posh religion (7)

15 Pantomime girl burning leftovers (7)

16 In work, I’m on overtime producing garment (6)

18 Two dots found inside the body (5)

20 Move slowly and don’t start to scribble (5)

21 With satisfied smile, part of mouth shown up (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Scaly skin condition (9)

6 Buddy (3)

8 Pleated trimming (5)

9 Snares (7) 10 Put to use (8)

11 Camp shelter (4)

13 Global high flyers (3,3)

14 Andean cape (6)

17 Air passage (4)

19 Latino (8)

22 Awaiting action (2,5) 23 Amphitheatre (5)

24 Adult boy (3)

25 Weed of the daisy family (9)

DOWN

1 Clipped (5)

2 Back of the skull (7)

3 Frozen (4,4)

4 Malmö’s country (6)

5 Building land (4)

6 Aircraft (5)

7 Kingdom within South

Africa (7)

12 Grumble (8)

13 Hebrew faith (7)

15 Embers (7)

16 Japanese dress (6)

18 Double-dot text mark (5)

20 Go on all fours (5)

21 Complacent (4)