Business Day

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

8 Eve gathers new clan in isolated area (7)

9 Some solve the riddle in the heavens (5)

10 Canine tooth one has right in middle (5)

11 Act, a sin that might be diabolical (7)

12 Alternativ­e appellatio­ns for the Devil? (9)

15 What's cut and dried in hatha yoga? (3)

16 Bishop loves scary shout (3)

17 Native and I go in with bear: that's mad (9)

20 Hidden clue here will be! (7)

22 Keep moist in cooking some lamb as tender (5)

24 Art supporter in facility left (5)

25 Boat at sea in secure area offering fuel (4,3)

DOWN

1 One churchman or another bottling gas (6)

2 Small vehicle for Mark (4)

3 Each one out and out in club once (8)

4 Wreckage from planes in the morning (6)

5 Socialists in Labour remaining? (4)

6 Chinese take-away? (8)

7 Bianca's man after time becomes devious (6)

13 Is it backing for Boris's buddies? (8)

14 One left with snake sat round in vessel (8)

16 This might go down well (6)

18 Fill beaker coy drunk holds (6)

19 Break cover say with REME retreating (6)

21 Announced end in story (4)

23 Boss sacked cries (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Enclosed territory (7)

9 Former anaestheti­c (5)

10 Welsh dog (5)

11 Demonic (7)

12 Sobriquets (9)

15 Horse food (3)

16 Express disapprova­l (3)

17 Earliest inhabitant (9)

20 Obscure in meaning (7)

22 Pour fat over (5)

24 Painter's tripod (5)

25 Sphagnum-rich wetland (4,3)

DOWN

1 Ordained cleric (6)

2 Blemish (4)

3 Ranch house (8)

4 Discarded cargo (6)

5 Abandoned (4)

6 Abduct (8)

7 Difficult (6)

13 Appointing friends, e.g. (8)

14 Catamaran, e.g. (8)

16 Pail (6)

18 Inhabit (6)

19 Become known (6)

21 Narrative (4)

23 Weeps convulsive­ly (4)

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