TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Awfully rude in conclusion,

though put up with it (7) 8 Available for one worried

about fine (2,5) 9 Baked dates or nuts (7) 10 Polished bone, the heart of

style (5) 11 Fail badly with oyster’s case

– shocking news! (9) 14 State soldiers and RAF

personnel (6) 15 Savoury snack held up by

VIP, Sir Chalmers (5) 16 Cloak appearing somewhat cheap on choirboy (6) 20 Anyone can remove

chagrin (9) 23 Alter “alter”, but not now

(5) 24 Group member drawn

with stranger? (7) 25 Artist needing instrument,

almost making pasta! (7) 26 Entertains about high

winds (7)

DOWN

1 Dress formally when European gets carried over (6) 2 My goodness, there’s a

marine entering river (4,2) 3 Complete nonsense as

work schedules (5) 4 Avoid Kansas city (5) 5 Females feature bloomer

(7) 6 Assert positively it’s a

strong business (6) 7 Tory holds bit of light

coloured writer (6) 12 Bird hiding inside another

one (5) 13 Girl with old rope (5) 15 I torch a dilapidated vehicle

of long ago (7) 16 Insignificant friend to do his

best? (6) 17 Confuse vet Ian, a local

inhabitant (6) 18 Label inside the Spanish

coat (6) 19 Penny and noblemen produce stones (6) 21 Drain off at lowest point (5) 22 Inexperienced? No, guy’s

trained (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Bore, tolerated (7) 8 Available for sale (2,5) 9 Baked (7) 10 Bright and glossy (5) 11 Piece of surprising news (9) 14 Aviators (6) 15 Brittle (5) 16 Andean cape (6) 20 Aggravation (9) 23 Afterwards (5) 24 Percussionist (7) 25 Filled pasta cases (7) 26 Entertains (with) (7)

DOWN

1 Dress in a gown (6) 2 Expression of dismay (4,2) 3 Duty lists (5) 4 Avoid (5) 5 Yellow wildflower (7) 6 Agree (6)

7 Wax pencil (6) 12 Fish-eating bird (5) 13 Cowboy’s lariat (5) 15 Roman vehicle (7) 16 Insignificant (6) 17 Inhabitant (6) 18 Durable paint (6) 19 Gems from the sea (6) 21 All-time low (5) 22 In early prime (5)