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TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

ACROSS CRYPTIC CLUES

8 Confident when sued about banker's end (7)

9 Welcome in Idaho Larry returned (5)

10 Crash having quietly pressed bell (5)

11 Bury short article that's cruel (7)

12 It may catch one in the act (6,3)

15 Rower using this out at regatta initially (3)

16 Weep thus alongside bishop (3)

17 Clan to run in riot in dark hours? (9)

20 On time to leave messy plates in sink again (7)

22 Verifying which six must leave tip? (5)

24 Sure to jump (5)

25 A saint out and about, like his adversary? (7)

DOWN

1 Caught pumas straying in school region (6)

2 Large area up in Kerala is ablaze (4)

3 Cow not left in lowland? (8)

4 Man Roman Emperor beheaded (6)

5 Cat fight being topless (4)

6 Community prosperous but hardly quiet? (8)

7 Standard girl in empty bar (6)

13 Foul a sub on the move? Great (8)

14 Brass behind in test broadcast (8)

16 Gutless swine about to plagiarise writer (6)

18 Pressed line where batsman stands (6)

19 Money on account last from mummy (6)

21 Aren't we usually full of beans? (4)

23 Piggish remark all right around home (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Guaranteed (7)

9 Hawaiian greeting (5)

10 Minor accident (5)

11 Brutal (7)

12 Circus mesh (6,3)

15 Paddle (3)

16 Cry loudly (3)

17 Night-time (9)

20 Degenerate (7)

22 Tine of a fork (5)

24 Obligated (5)

25 Demonic (7)

DOWN

1 College grounds (6)

2 Eastern continent (4)

3 Scare (8)

4 English Pope (6)

5 Whip (4)

6 Thriving urban area (8)

7 Online ad (6)

13 Legendary (8)

14 Proclaims loudly (8)

16 Copyist (6)

18 Wrinkle (6)

19 Willed gift (6)

21 Seed containers (4) 23 Sound hog makes (4)