TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 A false journalist feeling
guilty (7) 5 A novel not about a
medieval instrument (5) 8 Part cook a pigeon for
striped mammal (5) 9 English painter is first a
performer (7) 10 Alpine singer Leroy led
astray (8) 11 Spanish city without a
tree (4) 13 Conclusion needs fixing,
though not at first (6) 15 Abel’s brother by morning
turns into crazy person (6) 18 Average distress call
comes to nothing (2-2) 19 Neat, developed flower (8) 22 Whichever car is included with maintenance allowance (7) 23 Woman is up for riddle (5) 24 Discard, not initially, then
throw out (5) 25 Go back and administer
medicine again? (7)
DOWN
1 Painkiller annoyed stranger
(7) 2 Tried drove, say (5) 3 Sea route used by trains (4,4) 4 Beer is stocked by the
German merchant (6) 5 Celebrity turns from
vermin (4) 6 Rice with ma’s bait,
cooked (7) 7 The best dairy product?
(5) 12 Damage encountered when grabbing very big monkey (8) 14 Speed is crazy to hate (7) 16 Merciful uncle mentioned
inside (7) 17 Beam comes in through
request to God (6) 18 Good man to get on
platform (5) 20 To be seen holding in
fat (5) 21 Unit of force from cellar,
say (4) COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1 Abashed (7) 5 Forerunner of the violin (5) 8 Animal of the giraffe
family (5) 9 Entertainer (7) 10 Alpine singer (8) 11 Date tree (4) 13 Closing (6) 15 Wild disorderly person (6) 18 Average (2-2) 19 Pale-yellow colour (8) 22 Divorce allowance (7) 23 Colander (5) 24 Boot out (5) 25 Bugle call (7) DOWN 1 Bland (7) 2 Got wind of (5) 3 Important rail route (4,4) 4 Merchandiser (6) 5 Common rodents (4) 6 Variety of Indian rice (7) 7 Milk fat (5) 12 Small monkey (8) 14 Abhor (7) 16 Mild (of weather) (7) 17 Litany (6) 18 Acting platform (5) 20 Overweight (5) 21 Electrical unit (4)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Comprised; 6 End; 8 Nonet; 9 Crosier; 10 Emotions; 11 Stud; 13 Prefer; 14 Cosmos(t); 17 Suss; 19 Inquests; 22 Woofers; 23 Licit; 24 Red (Read); 25 Funicular.
Down: 1 Canoe; 2 Manhole; 3 Retainer; 4 Second; 5 Door; 6 Exist; 7 Derides; 12 Go public; 13 Postwar; 15 Musical; 16 Unison; 18 Scold; 20 Satyr; 21 Deaf.