TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Listen to Sally again as

practice (9)

8 Craftily look both ways (4) 9 Sing out as one changes

the salt and pepper (9) 10 Iris is to tire (4)

13 Traded wood ahead of

junction (5)

15 Emperor races a

convertible (6)

16 Tries a change of

humour (6)

17 To commit a crime is

beyond the limit (6) 19 Patron left one coin

outside (6)

20 Tent peg containing

CD (5)

21 Left harbour (4)

24 Superb train bill abroad (9) 25 Want to recreate Eden (4) 26 Give support to queue

along the coast (9)

DOWN 2 Always gets the girl,

right? (4)

3 Otherwise cooked eels (4) 4 Forest keeper phoned the

Queen (6)

5 Girl’s taking in trainee to

produce yearly records (6) 6 Bad medical newsman

spoke loudly (9)

7 Type of western food? (9) 11 Escort firm coming after

bill (9)

12 Actor found in supper for

mermaid (9)

13 Dishearten daughter and

another relative (5) 14 Board, given little time,

skilled (5)

18 Inadequate amount of

fancy thread (6)

19 Said retailer of wine

stock (6)

22 Part of a clock is laid

out (4)

23 Soon churchman loses his

head (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS 1 Actors’ practice before the

show (9)

8 Quick glance (4)

9 Adding salt to (9) 10 Banner (4)

13 Distributed cards (5) 15 Ancient Roman ruler (6) 16 Biting topical humour (6) 17 Cause displeasure (6) 19 Customer (6)

20 Conical tent (5) 21 After-dinner drink (4) 24 Diamond or other gem (9) 25 Definitely require (4) 26 Coast, beach (9)

DOWN 2 At all times (4) 3 Besides (4)

4 Forest keeper (6) 5 Archives (6)

6 Made a speech (9) 7 Long pasta strands (9) 11 Escort (9)

12 Actor (9)

13 Intimidate (5) 14 Article of furniture (5) 18 Absence (6) 19 Basement (6)

22 Face of a clock (4) 23 Abbreviation meaning

‘author unknown’ (4)