Business Day

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Sadly cut short second mission (5)

4 It helps tramp for example to settle down (7)

8 Secret parking reserved for staff (7)

9 Revolution­ary phase? (5)

10 Seminars replaced meeting thankfully avoided (4,4)

12 Person managing excellent American stud (4)

14 Secret surplus revealed in court (6)

15 Some star cadets entertaini­ng place (6)

18 Boy good as dance partner? (4)

19 Make clear list of passengers (8)

21 Right male punished in province (5)

22 Windy City cutely elegant in the past (7)

24 London location that has one in a pickle? (7)

25 Number stay drunk and abusive (5)

DOWN

1 Poison sarnie upset Charlie (7)

2 Chopper Max Ernst uses (3)

3 Best seen in public looking dapper (8)

4 Declaring French port bust (6)

5 Want chess player to sacrifice bishop (4)

6 On a charge being drunk in Alaskan port (9)

7 Teresa grabbing Romeo's hair (5)

11 Ace TV agenda generating profit (9)

13 Fulfilment I found in working for unit (8)

16 Disorder requires admission without surgery (7)

17 Dance in two prisons (6)

18 Seconds for good child (5)

20 Terse report from survivor is out of control (4)

23 Fool starts with any silly schtick (3)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Texan battle site (5)

4 Counterwei­ght (7)

8 Regal baton (7)

9 Two-wheeler (5)

10 Close shave (4,4)

12 Business leader (4)

14 Clandestin­e (6)

15 Covered walk (6)

18 Ballad (4)

19 Obvious (8)

21 Domain (5)

22 Michigan port (7)

24 Skyscraper at

30 St Mary Axe (7)

25 Horrible (5)

DOWN

1 Toxic element (7)

2 Hatchet (3)

3 Be too clever for (8)

4 Bosom (6)

5 Dearth (4)

6 North American

municipali­ty (9)

7 Lock or plait (5)

11 Tennis point (9)

13 Realisatio­n (8)

16 Chaotic tendency (7)

17 High-kicking dance (6)

18 Infant (5)

20 Berserk (4)

23 Wild equine (3)

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