TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Removed waste gases,

though worn out (9) 6 Witness the return of

some wild geese (3) 8 First chance she’s sabotaging the game (5) 9 In favour of desire to

stretch (7) 10 Dissolute bishop on animal

stable (5,3) 11 Shuffling feet in the bazaar

(4) 13 Girl’s taking in trainee to

produce yearly records (6) 14 I left, studied, rearranged

and cleaned (6) 17 Take away the French ship

(4) 19 Iced gingerbread biscuit needed for chilly spell (4,4) 22 Narcissist, embracing love,

gets it wrong (7) 23 Pass swiftly by lottery (5) 24 Sample rugby score (3) 25 Garbled diction involving a

river signpost (9)

DOWN

1 Surpass former prison

room, we hear (5) 2 Dance, how done is

incredible (7) 3 One Parisian fitting in poor

taste (8) 4 Advice to first of people is

excellent (3-3) 5 Prod around in sink (4) 6 Quiet individual excelled

(5) 7 Encourage chief boffin (7) 12 The way in which you’ll

have to reverse (3-2-3) 13 Illness seen by tail wagging

around people (7) 15 I sent it off, though most

insignificant (7) 16 Spotted Dorothy before

Edward (6) 18 Roy falls on street – what a

tale! (5) 20 Musician to just beat hesitation (5) 21 Dress at twelve o’clock in

France (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Drained (9) 6 Behold (3) 8 Classic board-game (5) 9 Draw out (7) 10 Stable compartment (5,3) 11 Bazaar (4) 13 Archives (6) 14 Cleaned, wiped (6) 17 Minus (4) 19 Chilly spell (4,4) 22 Self-centred person (7) 23 Brush (5) 24 Attempt (3) 25 Car’s turning light (9)

DOWN

1 Do really well (5) 2 American barn dance (7) 3 Improper (8) 4 Best, greatest (3-3) 5 Abandon (4) 6 Excelled (5) 7 Boffin (7) 12 Blind alley (3-2-3) 13 Affliction (7) 15 Littlest (7) 16 Flecked (6) 18 Anecdote (5) 20 Military musician (5) 21 Calf-length garment (4)