TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 First of the month for each

berry (7) 5 Dangerous action to

impede growth (5) 8 Come fly without the

Spanish – it’s snug (5) 9 Interrogated cook and

journalist (7) 10 No longer sick, ‘e demands

a cough sweet (8) 11 Contributes to confusing

dads (4) 13 Time to give out thin

paper (6) 15 Vegetable pot placed in

rubbish heap (6) 18 Catch on type of door (4) 19 Remaining double after

another rise (8) 22 Ten deer turned and came

in (7) 23 Upper chamber a couple

of times single and cold (5) 24 Entertainer runs off with

burn (5) 25 Take away from court after

trade wrecked (7)

DOWN

1 Boy on vessel gains money

prize (7) 2 Calls men as arranged (5) 3 Carelessly, he quips about

youth leader’s build (8) 4 Talk about the wind (6) 5 Quickly read part of

Kipling’s Kim (4) 6 French one left a lair with

no cargo (7) 7 I’d set out sea movements

(5) 12 Exultant until jab is

arranged (8) 14 Stanley accepts equality

being very strict (7) 16 East European with old

punishment for ferret (7) 17 Took notice of man with

awful deed (6) 18 Adolescents throw knight

in river (5) 20 Part luxury, somewhat

overly excessive (5) 21 Time to regret, it’s a

fact (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Gin-making berry (7) 5 Daring feat (5) 8 Pleasant, snug (5) 9 Broiled (7) 10 Cough sweet (8) 11 Appends (4) 13 Absorbent paper (6) 15 Root vegetable (6) 18 Ambush (4) 19 Leftover (8) 22 Came in (7) 23 Garret (5) 24 Burn on the surface (5) 25 Draw away (from) (7)

DOWN

1 Top prize (7) 2 Calls (5) 3 Body shape (8) 4 Entertain (with) (6) 5 Brush the surface (4) 6 Empty of cargo (7) 7 Currents (5) 12 Euphoric (8) 14 Austere (7) 16 Weasel-like animal (7) 17 Listened to (6) 18 Adolescents (5) 20 Extremely (5) 21 Accurate (4)