TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Slices up row of sub-heading (9) 6 Noticed carpenter’s tool

(3) 8 What the photographer needs to do is concentrate (5) 9 Jockeys surrounded a

group of attackers (7) 10 Restrict most beer, that’s

sensible (8) 11 Country involved in

decimalisation (4) 13 Almost stuff container

with scarf (6) 14 Informer isn’t disturbing

church (6) 17 Diagram lacking cloudy city

(4) 19 Rodent assimilating raw

tater (5,3) 22 Cry of approval about commercial show of courage (7) 23 Overturn object after getting out of bed (2-3) 24 Flatfish seen among

grayling (3) 25 Thieving knight in whirling

carousel (9)

DOWN

1 Fares badly, although more

secure (5) 2 Girl going round bed finds

cheese (7) 3 Rural history test (8) 4 Make a hostile incursion in

a way (6) 5 Sinful, horribly vile (4) 6 Odd stiles near Tuscan city

(5) 7 Snake in desire to be easily

irritated (7) 12 Sue nicer, perhaps, though

lacking in confidence (8) 13 Hesitation follows cold

meat, then scramble (7) 15 Missile to perform again,

circling quietly (7) 16 Prefer number to contain a

five (6) 18 Prepared to study by the

end of day (5) 20 I’d set out sea movements

(5) 21 Drop everything after initial

fright (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Press sub-heading (9) 6 Cutting tool (3) 8 Adjust a lens (5) 9 Attackers (7) 10 Clear-headed (8) 11 Bamako’s country (4) 13 Neckcloth (6) 14 Inform (on someone) (6) 17 City near the Taj Mahal (4) 19 Semi-aquatic rodent (5,3) 22 Arrogant bluster (7) 23 Invert (2-3) 24 Beam of light (3) 25 Thieving (9)

DOWN

1 Less dangerous (5) 2 Italian cheese (7) 3 Bucolic (8) 4 Encroachment (6) 5 Bad (4) 6 Walled Tuscan city (5) 7 Bad-tempered (7) 12 Uncertain (8) 13 Ascend on all fours (7) 15 Aquatic missile (7) 16 Kind deed (6) 18 All set (5) 20 Currents (5) 21 Drop down (4)