TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Roman legislator sheds no
tears (7) 8 Part of the skull of noisy
animal, I suggest (7) 9 Get the message and rip
up in front (3-4) 10 Value of soft grain (5) 11 Got a trace spilt on army
clothing (9) 14 Fibbed about newspaper
picked up (6) 15 From Erasmus, iconic
melody (5) 16 Possibly extras for so
long (3-3) 20 Next to an extended
team (9) 23 Copper can interrupt (3,2) 24 Scone made Kate
ace (3-4) 25 Notice place with a piece
of plastic (7) 26 New studio close to centre
in the open air (7)
DOWN
1 Round start of grocery
aisle, chopped fodder (6) 2 Rest ahead of the French
city (6) 3 Sound of bird, small, in dry
surroundings (5) 4 Travelled round to see US equestrian entertainment (5) 5 Cynic got caught in rotten
situation (7) 6 See the Italian hugged and
over-indulged (6)
7 Turn up and listen (6) 12 Malicious with filthy
lucre (5) 13 Strange, a boy turning
up (5) 15 Army man liberated
Burma (7) 16 Starter of beef with spice
produced muscle (6) 17 Catch confident rapscallion
inside (6) 18 I won during surrealist
religious festival (6) 19 Back down on the generator, some going west (6) 21 Best picnic party (5) 22 Ogre from Georgian
town (5)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 American politician (7) 8 Back of the skull (7) 9 Interpret mouth
movements (3-4) 10 Amount charged (5) 11 Winter garment (9) 14 Elevated (6) 15 Melodic sound (5) 16 Farewell (3-3) 20 Close to (9) 23 Interrupt (3,2) 24 Afternoon bun (3-4) 25 Notice (7) 26 External (7)
DOWN
1 Animal fodder (6) 2 Port in SW Italy (6) 3 Bird noise (5) 4 Cowboy contest (5) 5 Cynic (7) 6 Coddled (6)
7 Be present (6) 12 Brutal (5) 13 Strange (5) 15 Burma’s official name (7) 16 Arm muscle (6) 17 Catch in a snare (6) 18 Hindu festival (6) 19 Fail to honour (6) 21 Exceed (5) 22 Colossal (5)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Related; 5 Plumb (Plum); 8 Sugar; 9 Chorizo(n); 10 Factotum; 11 Rode; 13 Larder; 15 Crimea; 18 Land; 19 Possible; 22 Towards; 23 Llama; 24 Egypt; 25 Derange.
Down: 1 Restful(l); 2 Logic; 3 Turnover; 4 Dictum(ttum); 5 Prop; 6 Uniform; 7 B(r)loke; 12 Wrestler; 14 Runaway; 16 Acetate; 17 Roused; 18 Lathe; 20 Brain; 21 Drat.