TAKE A BREAK

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Centrist leader, secondclass, left impression (5)

4 Satanic sort, very French,

about to ensnare writer (7)

8 Insulate round the bend without a tool (7)

9 Buck embraces Penny in tree (5)

10 Morse cop novel one writes in bars (8)

12 Confident getting on with bishop (4)

14 Shoot the messenger (6)

15 Fighting to slice fish or chicken (6)

18 Bright person drops kilo in box (4)

19 Clubs and centres rebuilt in street (8)

21 In contract, organ player (5) 22 One in church opposing drink (7)

24 Terrifying beast men sort out (7)

25 False strokes producing boundaries (5)

DOWN

1 Aggressive delivery from Bruce on Reformation? (7)

2 Bitter perhaps in congressional elections (3)

3 Maybe indebted shop's revitalised (8)

4 One offering bargain in basement we hear (6)

5 Drink given with soft meat (4)

6 ESP in later years keeps old in hush-hush work (9)

7 Stomp with energy in older jazz style (5)

11 Chap that mixed a new cocktail (9)

13 Rotting corpse in plot (8)

16 Cracking deal: it's for nuts and bolts (7)

17 Shopkeeper less refined we hear (6)

18 Son opening unwanted mail makes sudden attack (5)

20 Courage that's needed on icy roads (4)

23 Badger in range occasionally (3)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 New Labour's leader (5)

4 Large snake (7)

8 Implement (7)

9 Canadian emblem (5)

10 Music creator (8)

12 Audacious (4)

14 Track athlete (6)

15 One lacking courage (6)

18 Trade punches (4)

19 Curved shape (8)

21 Performer (5)

22 Red wine (7)

24 Fearsome creature (7)

25 Borders (5)

DOWN

1 Doorman (7)

2 Beer (3)

3 Brought back (8)

4 Trader (6)

5 Hindquarters (4)

6 Spying (9)

7 Step (5)

11 New York island (9)

13 Connive (8)

16 Particulars (7)

17 Food retailer (6)

18 Twitch (5)

20 Gravel (4)

23 Scold (3)