TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Asian heading American

state (7) 5 Grip end of big file with

teeth (5) 8 Magic formula for a period

of time (5) 9 Small drink to make dotty?

(7) 10 Servant holding fee (8) 11 Sect axed about fifty (4) 13 Inconsiderable insult (6) 15 Buy back colourpoints,

Monsieur (6) 18 We hear the top tennis

player has to give in (4) 19 Considered worthy of respect (8) 22 Speakers go to the dogs?

(7) 23 Post lately discovered by

the Spanish (5) 24 Like trees that have been

transplanted (5) 25 Ship carrying plenty of

specimens (7)(9)

DOWN

1 Protects against loss at

sunrise, maybe (7) 2 Lived in crude, backward

time (5) 3 OK, so nothing left? (3,5) 4 Plans were found to

contain the reply (6) 5 Endless filth’s ghastly (4) 6 Small container for a beast

crossing river (7) 7 Clothing feature at place

to dine (5) 12 Yearly hairdo interrupted

by a mad nun (3,5) 14 Popular entrances under

cover (7) 16 Tampers with the awards,

it’s said (7) 17 Against inside covers usually (6) 18 Some in Mexico were to

cringe (5) 20 Almost prosper with piece

of wood (5) 21 Some epic entertainment

for very little money! (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Midwest US state (7) 5 Firmly hold (5) 8 Bout (5) 9 Cover with dots (7) 10 Holding fee (8) 11 Sect (4) 13 Insignificant (6) 15 Atone for (6) 18 Forgo (4) 19 Considered (8) 22 Bass loudspeakers (7) 23 Staircase post (5) 24 Adjust (a clock) (5) 25 Specimens (7)

DOWN

1 Guarantees (7) 2 Lived (5) 3 Satisfactory (3,5) 4 Explanation (6) 5 Bleak, dreary (4) 6 Capsule (7) 7 Dress fold (5) 12 Each year (3,5) 14 At home (7) 16 Interferes (7) 17 Against (6) 18 Cringe (5) 20 Wooden peg (5) 21 Division of a dollar (4)