TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Struggle with marsupial caught for wife (6) 5 Hard rowing team in top position? (6) 8 Perhaps young Arab left in bed (4) 9 Wordsmith: maybe it's Cyril (8) 10 British-Australian Dame having drink (8) 11 Stray sheep eating nothing (4) 12 Daughter one having bad experience (6) 15 Swaying cedars caused fear (6) 17 Group of animals caught it ’ s said (4) 19 Glass boat (8) 22 Family member possibly Oriental (8) 23 Responsibility we must meet? (4) 24 Expert grasps weight immediately (2,4) 25 Reply from clinicians we respect (6)

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2 Australia has a certain invigorating air (5) 3 Bee and newt dancing in the middle (7) 4 Almost salute decaying US location (5) 5 Tackle difficulty without initially dithering (7) 6 Suffer in main current (5) 7 Security men only breaking tool (7) 13 Pig out having finished tea messily (7) 14 Unusual perception shown during service break (7) 16 Loving a room designed by American (7) 18 What fills this after downpour's onset? (5) 20 Bird sits on new article in plant (5) 21 Dodge reckless duel with European (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Armed fighting (6) 5 Zenith (6) 8 Small pistol (4) 9 Songwriter (8) 10 Potation (8) 11 Meander (4) 12 Depressant (6) 15 Intimidated (6) 17 Drove (4) 19 Sailing ship (8) 22 Affinity (8) 23 Duty or burden (4) 24 This instant (2,4) 25 Solution (6)

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2 Atmospheric layer (5) 3 Amidst (7) 4 Oklahoman city (5) 5 Bring under control (7) 6 Arouse (5) 7 Captive (7) 13 Gorge (7) 14 Breathing space (7) 16 Passionate (7) 18 Culvert (5) 20 Natural dye (5) 21 Avoid or escape (5)