TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Charm of another name belonging to us (7) 5 Complaint of colonel in charge (5) 8 Swear there’s nothing missing from the circuit (5) 9 Drop fruit that has come across (7) 10 Tons sitting on fence, rambling (8) 11 Clothing often changed in the car (4) 13 Crazy king is travelling on the snow (6) 15 An endless task to secure a vessel (6) 18 Mislay facilities, we hear (4) 19 At first loud, articulate and rich (8) 22 Pincers for kids (7) 23 Indian lute, one held by celebrity (5) 24 Finished and repaired when not married (5) 25 News of Italian returning before bell sounds (7)
DOWN
1 Stirs up former views, we hear (7) 2 Artery, part of great road, climbing (5) 3 In the main one does not travel this way (8) 4 Regret taking exercise in break (6) 5 Pal much perturbed (4) 6 Left bishop in Meath, possibly, where there’s a palace (7) 7 Provide food but react curiously (5) 12 Finish in goal, surrounded (8) 14 Flavourless popular drink I had (7) 16 Witty responses about legal wrongs (7) 17 Way of printing behind the scenes (6) 18 Make a sudden thrust taking nothing from the living room (5) 20 Taken down for school report? (5) 21 Require work that’s listened to (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Inspire with love (7) 5 Abdominal complaint (5) 8 Evil spell (5) 9 Drop like a stone (7) 10 Dangling (8) 11 Apparatus (4) 13 Alpine sport (6) 15 Ship’s fastener (6) 18 Be defeated (4) 19 Prosperous (8) 22 Crab claws (7) 23 Indian instrument (5) 24 Came to a close (5) 25 Biblical news (7)
DOWN
1 Thrills (7) 2 Heart artery (5) 3 Across country (8) 4 Be contrite (6) 5 Buddy (4)
6 Brixton’s borough (7) 7 Lay on food (5) 12 Fenced in (8) 14 Bland (7) 16 Angry ripostes (7) 17 Balance out (6) 18 Dive forward (5) 20 (Had) consumed (5) 21 Definitely require (4)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 No problem; 6 Bit; 8 Shore; 9 Vicious; 10 Yielding; 11 Thai (Tie); 13 Albino; 14 Flabby; 17 Thaw; 19 Gravitas; 22 Stopped; 23 Noted; 24 Sty; 25 Colwyn Bay.
Down: 1 Nasty; 2 Proverb; 3 Overdone; 4 Loving; 5 Mock; 6 Broth(er); 7 Testify; 12 Slovenly; 13 Attests; 15 Bathtub; 16 Bridal; 18 Agony; 20 Sadly; 21 Epic.