TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Son in tree produces sacred poem (5)

4 Bird mine in pilot's enclosure (7)

8 Immortal eastern bird beside a lake (7)

9 Clergyman dismissing his first offence (5)

10 Animal in fantastic leap, note (8)

12 Hot singer’s timeless gold disc (4)

14 About to leave the whole thing (6)

15 Moor in Arabian chorus (6)

18 Card game: suddenly lose it? (4)

19 Fancy diet not a cure (8)

21 Revise commercial involving soldiers (5)

22 In Australia Vera gets mean (7)

24 Danger: high energy explosive (7)

25 Beams reflected, sweeping back and forth? (5)

DOWN

1 Herald quietly agrees changes (7)

2 Parrot magpie oddly ignored (3)

3 Moon out illuminated hard stone pillar (8)

4 Religious leader shows a brashness in church (6)

5 Initially creamy butter pack full (4)

6 Haiti cops dressed in pale green (9)

7 This takes two: brown and green light? (5)

11 Nice heads hosting adult conversation? (4-1-4)

13 Mastermind born during troubled reign (8)

16 Wildlife rights to protect old English river (3,4)

17 Railed audibly as trespassers do (6)

18 Girls from south adopting new jargon (5)

20 Thought one almost cherished (4)

23 Reckon D notice comes first (3)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Religious song (5)

4 Plane's front cabin (7)

8 Ceaseless (7)

9 Fire-raising (5)

10 Gazelle, e.g. (8)

12 Saintly glow (4)

14 Organism (6)

15 News host (6)

18 Crack (4)

19 Remedy (8)

21 Correct (5)

22 Unexceptional (7)

24 Thrown bomb (7)

25 Aircraft tracker (5)

DOWN

1 Foretell (7)

2 Primate (3)

3 Obelisk, e.g. (8)

4 Islamic ruler (6)

5 Study intensively (4)

6 Nut variety (9)

7 Lively dance (5)

11 Private chat (4-1-4)

13 Design and build (8)

16 Forest animal (3,4)

17 Enter by force (6)

18 Street argot (5)

20 Concept (4)

23 Append (3)