TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Sets out without opening

notes for writers (7) 8 Shout “hurrah”, I love

parting word (7) 9 Country with chaps in

song (7) 10 Wild ape is a brownish

colour (5) 11 Philosopher on time to get bottom drawer’s contents? (9) 14 Some mediocre cheese in

nursery (6) 15 Lightly cooked toast left

out (5) 16 An old calculator can make a graduate swear endlessly (6) 20 Or sketch a crumbly biscuit (9) 23 Story about one returning

to Israeli port (5) 24 Teaching around university,

moving into it (7) 25 Star takes pay increase at

dawn (7) 26 Plans some French indicators (7)

DOWN

1 Meagre proportion of the

students can type (6) 2 Space around compere

announcing love film (6) 3 On entering bus, get extra

money (5) 4 Notes rise (5) 5 Yours truly needs a certain

action taken (7) 6 Hot and humid weather

finally in issue (6) 7 Find duck, pet caught by

the French (6) 12 Tree at the end of the street reveals a hidden store (5) 13 Film star hiding in factory

(5) 15 Spot inhabited by American bear (7) 16 Relaxed as a playful joker

(2,4) 17 Part of Maria’s lantern is at

an angle (6) 18 Relatives get into cigarette

counterfeiting (6) 19 Damaged nets in sport (6) 21 Chose operation with

Theodore (5) 22 Journeys and stumbles (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Clerks (7) 8 Informal farewell (7) 9 Country east of Turkey (7) 10 Colour of old photos (5) 11 Bride’s belongings (9) 14 Day nursery (6) 15 Fried (5) 16 Ancient counting frame (6) 20 Scottish biscuit (9) 23 Israeli Red Sea port (5) 24 Coaching (7) 25 Break of day (7) 26 Blueprints (7)

DOWN

1 Meagre (6) 2 Light-hearted love film (6) 3 Added incentive (5) 4 Ascend (5) 5 Check the size of (7) 6 Line of latitude (6) 7 Detect (6) 12 Hide (loot) (5) 13 Dramatic performer (5) 15 Endure (7) 16 Far from tense (2,4) 17 At an angle (6) 18 Counterfeiting (6) 19 Court game (6) 21 Plumped (for) (5) 22 Excursions (5)