Business Day

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Story from a Conservati­ve to be important (7)

5 Selection called equitable at first (5)

8 An explosive thing? That's putting it mildly! (1-4)

9 Where one lives a little in Derby? (7)

10 Show to repeat changes (8)

11 Petite flier no man in Navy (4)

13 Breathe out when no longer well? (6)

15 Hairstyle that might be red or grey? (6)

18 Bad mood comes to prominence (4)

19 Second one exits African countries to avoid duty (8)

22 One feels worker wants girl back (7)

23 Relative back in EC energised at first (5)

24 Church on rocky hill set ablaze (5)

25 Scots clan with the skills to make gumbo? (7)

DOWN

1 Solo sailor finding snail? (7)

2 Strangle husband into the drink (5)

3 One held up in bad weather? (8)

4 It enters stormy Thai island (6)

5 Garment bishop covered in fish eggs (4)

6 An ultra sloshed is wild (7)

7 Scoffed at posh school report (5)

12 Devotees of EU can die horribly (8)

14 Hard master caned cheeky little chappie? (7)

16 Rotten drunk keeps maiden in pain (7)

17 Hound small girl heading north (6)

18 Male, cunning, shows courage (5)

20 Thunberg say outrageous­ly great (5)

21 Move slowly forward, but not far? (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Financial record (7)

5 Scope (5)

8 Atomic device (1-4)

9 Natural environmen­t (7)

10 Short musical drama (8)

11 Small songbird (4)

13 Expel air (6)

15 Food fish (6)

18 Round protuberan­ce (4)

19 Skive (8)

22 Aerial (7)

23 Sibling's daughter (5)

24 Portable light (5)

25 Rear Window star James (7)

DOWN

1 Marine gastropod (7)

2 Throttle (5)

3 Protection from rain (8)

4 Polynesian location (6)

5 Gown (4)

6 Unprocesse­d (7)

7 Devoured (5)

12 Listeners (8)

14 Pet rodent (7)

16 Agony (7)

17 Pester (6)

18 Compassion (5)

20 Actress Garbo (5)

21 Creep (along) (4)

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