TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Supports rugby players? (5)

4 Does editors job first and last? (7)

8 Famous girl with Romeo (7)

9 Henri arranged flower in Germany (5)

10 Exposed when kicked out of bed? (8)

12 Trainer has month to improve, all concluding (4)

14 Evidently nervous sect member? (6)

15 Barnet's loose talk (6)

18 Elite soldiers behind hotel window frame (4)

19 Pickled stuff for miser (8)

21 Dumbfound in a puzzle (5)

22 Dad lying about gas (7)

24 Watch car outside back at home (7)

25 In sea RN ship pulls in (5)

DOWN

1 Sees bid lost in addition (7)

2 Hint for erring actor? (3)

3 Drunken Len trips: that could be painful! (8)

4 Guard observed protecting credit (6)

5 Animated brat? (4)

6 Shrew: it is cooked in casserole (5,4)

7 In Further Education at that point (5)

11 Seaman stole this empty wagon (9)

13 Bachelor buzzing with energy in gown (8)

16 Communist on ship put right (7)

17 He sleeps with the fish (6)

18 Crowd on move in Foyle's War maybe (5)

20 Cost of living slashed (4)

23 Cause of inflation? (3)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Endorses (5)

4 Eke out existence (7)

8 Astral (7)

9 European river (5)

10 Shown to be false (8)

12 Footwear (4)

14 Percussion instrument (6)

15 Repartee (6)

18 Cummerbund (4)

19 Cheapskate (8)

21 Astound (5)

22 Fuel (7)

24 Large lizard (7)

25 Brings home (5)

DOWN

1 As well (7)

2 Prompt (3)

3 Fragment (8)

4 Partition (6)

5 Simpsons character (4)

6 Mutton dish (5,4)

7 In that respect (5)

11 Ship's officer (9)

13 Towelling coat (8)

16 Compensation (7)

17 Smoked herring (6)

18 Dense insect group (5)

20 Torn apart (4)

23 Character (3)