TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Wicked thing that a person hides (5)

4 Hide away in south eastern island (7)

8 Mean goblin dancing close to pixie (7)

9 Regularly taking milk kept in cask (2,3)

10 Wicked old chamber ten destroyed (9)

11 City rebellion ultimately avoided (3)

12 Chest rubbed with lotion finally creating stink (6)

14 Deplore unconvincing Bible books (6)

17 Rubbish from Dorothy (3)

19 Hit man is out to bury Conservative factory worker (9)

22 An expert seizing power without delay (5)

23 Declare forte in scones production (7)

24 Wrongly presume to be most important (7)

25 Angry man not taking booze inside (5)

DOWN

1 Family in Tiber swimming (5)

2 Grand manner gives god pain (7)

3 Bad beer left for dissenter (5)

4 Prophet and pressman get annoyed (3,3)

5 Split personality here discovered? (7)

6 Some carpenters go in (5)

7 Profit by adventure (7)

12 Outclass as Spurs thrashed (7)

13 Arrive without favourite in race (7)

15 Famous inn: meet to get pickled (7)

16 Eavesdropper to run away if the heat's on? (6)

18 Long walk needing transport and parking (5)

20 Topless Victor becomes intimate (5)

21 Margherita-style portion is yummy (5)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Slender candle (5)

4 Stash or conceal (7)

8 Dishonourable (7)

9 Freely available (2,3)

10 Outstanding (9)

11 Brazilian resort (3)

12 Unpleasant odour (6)

14 Bemoan (6)

17 Decompose (3)

19 Industrial operative (9)

22 With urgency (5)

23 Admit to sins (7)

24 Above all others (7)

25 Irritable (5)

DOWN

1 Clan (5)

2 Aplomb (7)

3 Maverick (5)

4 Become furious (3,3)

5 European country (7)

6 Penetrate (5)

7 Heroic deed (7)

12 Be better than (7)

13 Vie (7)

15 Distinguished (7)

16 Frozen spike (6)

18 Vagrant (5)

20 Close to centre (5)

21 Scrumptious (5)