TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Dodgy dealer on deck? (4,5) 6 Cry sadly over body initially (3) 8 Car test by the Spanish motorist’s stopover (5) 9 Virginia found getting on special train a strain (7) 10 Aesthetic workmanship makes it starry (8) 11 Beat unpleasant foreign character (4) 13 Imp, some beggar, as calculated (6) 14 End piece of toy slide loosens and gives way (6) 17 Knocks back, giving rise to minor argument (4) 19 Quick reply by return (8) 22 Adornment is of stone — fancy! (7) 23 Colour of brooch restored internally (5) 24 Rest tell porkies (3) 25 Opening in a lake breached by herald (9)

DOWN

1 Punctuation mark caught bullets up (5) 2 Turns toaster round (7) 3 Door-to-door trader, terribly mean lass (8) 4 Commercial rated terrible, five taken in (6) 5 Impertinent, partly saucy and cheeky (4) 6 Harshly criticise son, behind schedule (5) 7 Bert, say, unfortunately breaks faith (7) 12 Indirect speech starts riot in lodge (8) 13 The others almost complete when comfortable (7) 15 Article held by tragic king is tough stuff (7) 16 Firm near damaged eye part (6) 18 A piece of land in water, for passage (5) 20 Girl sound is sad sound (5) 21 Bear eastern guru (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Cheating gambler (4,5) 6 Blub (3) 8 Drivers’ stopover (5) 9 Alternative (7) 10 Creative ability (8) 11 Second Greek letter (4) 13 Lovable rogue (6) 14 Concedes (6) 17 Argument (4) 19 Theatrical return (8) 22 Adorn (7) 23 Mineral pigment (5) 24 Be horizontal (3) 25 First, opening (9)

DOWN

1 Butterfly species (5) 2 Revolves (7) 3 Company agent (8) 4 Commercial (6) 5 Cheeky (4) 6 Old roof tile (5) 7 Breaks faith with (7) 12 Indirect (8) 13 Calming (7) 15 Shoe material (7) 16 Eye membrane (6) 18 Church feature (5) 20 Sound of a bell (5) 21 Hindu mystic (4)