TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Some pears not finished?

Funny (5)

4 Patient describing rotter's

dramatic fall (7)

8 Show support for military

facility (7)

9 Bone from female bird,

rook (5)

10 Be right about Oscar’s

puzzle? (8)

12 Change one's story? (4) 14 Fleece that is for beginner

(6)

15 Old bird plumber has

appointment to see? (6) 18 Oddly drowsier with this

medicine (4)

19 No fellow for mixing? (4,4) 21 Say Mr Powell brings one

back to church (5) 22 Tower spelt wrong

including double E (7) 24 Sawn teak or English

source of wood? (3,4) 25 Dogma from European in

canvas shelter (5)

DOWN

1 Church with brownishyellow room (7)

2 Old woman on run gets

hurt (3)

3 Tea taken with simple

clergyman (8)

4 Smart Conservative at bar

(6)

5 Cash box is guarded (4) 6 Animal disturbed gorilla, not good, eating bananas (9)

7 Leggy bird Ruth wants top

removed (5)

11 Log pile found near Oxford?

(9)

13 Confined to bed here, not

primarily making sense (8) 16 Mirror on left Charlie

smashed (7)

17 Rodent grabs seconds for

pudding (6)

18 One departure after

another for Spaniard (5) 20 God puts height into rocky

peak (4)

23 Joke puts pressure on

peacekeepers (3)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 The Beano, e.g. (5) 4 Deluge (7)

8 Flying station (7) 9 Skeleton part (5) 10 Confuse (8)

12 Revise text (4) 14 Novice (6)

15 Water heater (6) 18 Medicate (4)

19 Hermit (4,4) 21 Patriarch in Genesis (5) 22 Church spire (7) 24 Acorn producer (3,4) 25 Principle (5)

DOWN

1 Place of debate (7) 2 Damage or spoil (3) 3 Army padre (8) 4 Intelligent (6) 5 Dependable (4) 6 Plated mammal (9) 7 White heron (5) 11 1969 festival (9) 13 Consistent (8) 16 Throw back (7) 17 Chilled dessert (6) 18 Maradona, e.g. (5) 20 Norse deity (4) 23 Play on words (3)