TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Just the same as potentially neutral journo (9) 6 Father goes back and forth (3) 8 Snare catching male hobo (5) 9 Go out in knockout competition, taking photo (52) 10 War charity blushing and angry (3,5) 11 Enemy left in sheet of ice (4) 13 Get rid of revolting ash bin (6) 14 Consents to keeping engineers in a long time (6) 17 Thin strand in kiwi’s plumage (4) 19 Terrible rep quits – what a joker! (8) 22 Capital, is it holding politician back? (7) 23 Scottish isle is within clear range (5) 24 Stolen piping (3) 25 Drug exists by number display first (9)

DOWN

1 Extreme, say (5) 2 A group on leave (7) 3 Big wheels made from the finest metal (3,5) 4 Parliament isn’t sitting in this corner (6) 5 Perform or entrance (4) 6 Abide and lived at last by water source (5) 7 Lower record in clothing (7) 12 What’s laid by factory is a purple fruit (8) 13 We turned up feeding dog in entrance (7) 15 Hold spellbound during umpteenth rally (7) 16 Yank round rubbish container to find pipes (6) 18 Holy person sat in trash (5) 20 Capers not starting in the members of an organisation (5) 21 Fasten nuisance (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Changeless (9) 6 Father (3) 8 Hobo (5) 9 Near view (5-2) 10 War charity (3,5) 11 Ice sheet (4) 13 Expel (6) 14 Accedes (6) 17 Tendril (4) 19 Joker (8) 22 Georgia’s capital (7) 23 Island in the Firth of Clyde (5) 24 Boiling (3) 25 Drug obtained from foxglove leaves (9)

DOWN

1 Absolute (5) 2 Forsake (7) 3 Army chiefs (3,5) 4 Adjournment (6) 5 Room’s exit (4) 6 Abide (5) 7 Dishearten (7) 12 Aubergine (8) 13 Charm (7) 15 Captivate (7) 16 Piping (6) 18 Canonised person (5) 20 Classifies (5) 21 Annoyance (4)