TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 I arrive, flustered, in the Cannes area (7) 5 Summarise why note was taken from military policeman (5) 8 River beside French city is more enjoyable (5) 9 Adult is awfully wrong to get out of bed (5-2) 10 Don’t connect so much to radio (8) 11 Flyers returning to a distant place (4) 13 Cloud over hideout with old boat inside (6) 15 I bear off across one European peninsula (6) 18 Meld circuit breaker (4) 19 Legal action clever, appropriate (8) 22 Trees left on curved structures (7) 23 Sacred Old Testament section is something to believe in (5) 24 Drive round and round at speed (5) 25 Naughty lad caught in tree finds a lever (7)
DOWN
1 Rejuvenated Frenchman got married (7) 2 Clergyman arrives in vehicle by six (5) 3 Joined up shortened wave during finale (8) 4 Stately month (6) 5 Bird in castle (4) 6 First copse on fire, destroyed tree (7) 7 Musician to just beat hesitation (5) 12 Hurdle to be a colt’s downfall (8) 14 Odd sort on odd platform (7) 16 Or calculation reported to be wondrous (7) 17 Part of a larger group reversing vehicle on film stage (6) 18 Silly fool carrying one sheet (5) 20 Money needed for staple food (5) 21 Persian ruler gives two exclamations (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Coastal region of France (7) 5 Briefly summarise (5) 8 More agreeable (5) 9 Adult (5-2) 10 Requiring no cables (8) 11 (From) a distance (4) 13 Become overcast (6) 15 Spain and Portugal (6) 18 Join (metals) (4) 19 Adequate (8) 22 Tall trees with needle-shaped leaves (7) 23 Set of beliefs (5) 24 Vitality (5) 25 Foot lever (7)
DOWN
1 Updated (7) 2 Parish parson (5) 3 Joined a course (8) 4 Eighth month (6) 5 Chess castle (4) 6 Evergreen (7) 7 Military musician (5) 12 Hurdle (8) 14 Platform (7) 16 Amazing, wondrous (7) 17 Part of a larger group (6) 18 Book size (5) 20 Bakery product (5) 21 Persian monarch (4)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Whereupon; 6 Eau; 8 Niche; 9 Drought; 10 Start out; 11 Star; 13 Lament; 14 Pernod; 17 (S)take; 19 Town hall; 22 Oatmeal; 23 Glade; 24 Nay; 25 Under oath.
Down: 1 Winds; 2 Exclaim; 3 Eventing; 4 Podium; 5 Nook; 6 (W)eight; 7 (B)uttered; 12 Teenager; 13 Let down; 15 Niagara; 16 Tolled; 18 Kitty; 20 Leech; 21 Beau (Bow).