TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Right to pass by recurrence

of illness (7) 5 Humiliated, but not fully, then established headquarters (5) 8 Piece of slow music for period before Easter – opening of oratorio (5) 9 Awful massacre mostly

breeds bitterness (7) 10 Plane left one in rear in a

mess (8) 11 Association left young

animal outside (4) 13 Sweetheart runs with long strides, and runs off with lover (6) 15 Repartee from Bert, an

eccentric (6) 18 Performs with deer (4) 19 Portrayed ancient Briton

caught in the act (8) 22 Nanny by a railway store

(7) 23 Greek character — a bigmouth? (5) 24 Some example, a tuck —

like this? (5) 25 Ron in no trouble as it was

drip-dry (3-4)

DOWN

1 Means of launching new

film (7) 2 Lady getting in between left and right of the Moon (5) 3 Professional reportedly

shot off-target, and

swore (8) 4 Simpler note, as that is

right (6) 5 Graduate’s about to be

exposed (4) 6 Begin to embrace the French Hollywood hopeful (7) 7 Protest by bishop leads to discharge from the army (5) 12 Herb for mafia boss in

Essex (8) 14 Binged on cricket statistic,

minus runs (7) 16 Brought back new prison officer to be sketched again (7) 17 Knowledge about New York and a person from Nairobi (6) 18 Produce reluctantly at end

of excavation (3,2) 20 Tradesman needs square

root initially (5) 21 Mother’s final attempt to

find sail support (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Backslide (7) 5 Founded (5) 8 Slowly, in music (5) 9 Acerbity (7) 10 Jumbo jet (8) 11 Association (4) 13 Runs off to marry (6) 15 Repartee (6) 18 Accomplishes (4) 19 Illustrated (8) 22 Bread variety (7) 23 River-mouth (5) 24 Dress fold (5) 25 Crease-resistant (garment) (3-4)

DOWN

1 Liberate (7) 2 Caused by the Moon (5) 3 Assured (8) 4 More simple (6) 5 Exposed (4) 6 Minor film actress (7) 7 Leave the army (5) 12 Essex town (8) 14 Binged (7) 16 Outlined again (7) 17 Native of Nairobi, eg (6) 18 Unearth (3,2) 20 Roofer (5) 21 Aerial support (4)