TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Nothing new about her

being escorted (7)

5 It's customary for riding (5) 8 Stirring paint is not

appropriate (5)

9 Virginia has sum of money

for homeless person (7) 10 Perplexed voter, one conveying a subtle meaning (8)

11 Resolute company (4) 13 Guide chaps to the hill (6) 15 Lean game wandering

about (6)

18 American uncle has note

but no change (4) 19 Scattered crop said to be happening here and there (8)

22 Reportedly, I viewed an

unpleasant thing (7) 23 I ’ d join one returning to

fool (5)

24 Test a new flavour (5) 25 Stray soldier returns in a

frock (7)

DOWN

1 Distinctive clothing that

never varies (7)

2 Lift man with prayer (5) 3 Revolutionary system of

growing crops? (8) 4 To eat about six is

splendid (6)

5 Embrace oriental giant (4) 6 Deportment of one

carrying a burden (7)

7 Pole composed motet (5) 12 Discovering that inclination

is about right (8)

14 Figures they are

anaesthetics (7)

16 Stirs up former views, we

hear (7)

17 Add a couple of pianos to

finish (6)

18 Trace an aroma (5) 20 What the motorist will do

on the golf course? (5) 21 Academic point made (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Directed (people) at a

wedding (7)

5 Custom or mannerism (5) 8 Unfitting (5)

9 Homeless person (7) 10 Implication, hint (8) 11 Company, business (4) 13 Experienced and trusted

adviser (6)

15 Scanty in amount and of

poor quality (6)

18 Identical (4)

19 Intermittent (8)

22 Building that is offensive to

view (7)

23 Blockhead, fool (5) 24 Flavour (5)

25 Go off the point (7)

DOWN

1 Military clothes (7)

2 Hoist up with difficulty (5) 3 Spinning movement (8) 4 Godlike (6)

5 Enormous (4)

6 Compass reading (7)

7 ___ pole, Native American

post (5)

12 Gaining knowledge (8) 14 Amounts (7)

16 Arouses (7)

17 Add (6)

18 Aroma, perfume (5) 20 Control a car (5) 21 Cooked to a turn (4)