TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Mean superintendent's

part (6)

5 Sea contained by shrinking

in funny business (6) 8 Genuine regret shown

after time (4)

9 Run through really strange

moral story (8)

10 Sea panda swimming in US

location (8)

11 Cotton on small branch (4) 12 Cross as new missus gulps

gallon (6)

15 Exultant cry on entering

eastern UK area (6) 17 Box found in Newlands Park

(4)

19 Violate popular part of

Edinburgh Festival (8) 22 Cut dessert, otherwise

called a meat dish (8) 23 Knock back beer, any

amount, in style (4) 24 Smell comes from small

channel, not river (6) 25 Bond inside consulate

there (6)

DOWN

2 Female occupying

mansion or manor (5) 3 Chopping up a red elm

reveals colour (7) 4 Sir Francis or Mister Duck?

(5)

5 Artwork features headless

parrot in cage (7)

6 Parasite reportedly shows

strength (5)

7 Richard admitting sin as

another man (7)

13 Bond left after reprimand

(7)

14 Final word mine in each

pub (7)

16 Fine people in right

garments (7)

18 Amber perhaps to stray

once again? (5) 20 Achievement to hold small

banquet (5)

21 Good people in freedom

from sin (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Have as purpose (6) 5 Light-hearted play (6) 8 Faithful (4)

9 Symbolic tale (8)

10 City near Los Angeles (8) 11 Tree shoot (4)

12 Card game (6) 15 Archimedes' shout (6) 17 Trade punches (4) 19 Trespass (8)

22 Greek lamb recipe (8) 23 Panache (4) 24 Unpleasant odour (6) 25 Animal restraint (6)

DOWN

2 Woman's name (5) 3 Green gem (7) 4 Male waterfowl (5) 5 Paste-up (7)

6 Power (5)

7 Oil field crane (7) 13 Camaraderie (7) 14 Memorial inscription (7) 16 Clothing (7)

18 Tree exudation (5) 20 Lavish meal (5)

21 Poise (5)