Sunday Times

2-Speed crossword

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Sick person not receiving inward treatment (10) 8 Artists on piano make harsh grating sound (4) 9 Swing the lead to make mother stay (8) 10 Everybody inside encountere­d hammer (6) 11 Old Bob silly to be rashly afflicted (6) 12 Dismissed for striking (3) 13 Live group surrounded (5) 15 Church official found in tree (5) 17 Explosive sound of ’80s music (3) 19 Bet you can hear this caper (6) 21 Loader confused by trial (6) 23 Melody newsman squeezed out (8) 24 Time to return to issue (4) 25 It assists listener to organ and another instrument (3, 7)

DOWN 2 Ignorant of AA we run amok (7) 3 Little dog one learner gives another (5) 4 Redskin for eating goes to mother to . . . (6) 5 . . . see England’s opening pair with inclinatio­n to join forces (6) 6 Can thwart wrapping material (7) 7 Fortunate in having band leader in case (5) 14 Take to arms? (3) 16 Save up? I have found it far from straightfo­rward (7) 17 Aircraft on right is smoother (6) 18 What many women have to face (6) 20 Room at the top (5) 22 Fancy helping to make Deirdre amenable (5)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS 1 Non-residentia­l hospital case (10) 8 Coarse file (4) 9 Feign illness (8) 10 Wooden hammer (6) 11 Covered with a rash (6) 12 Away (3) 13 Hemmed in (5) 15 Senior (5) 17 Father (3) 19 Frisk about (6) 21 Severe test (6) 23 Wrenched (8) 24 Give out (4 25 Hearing aid (3, 7)

DOWN 2 Not informed (7) 3 Part of eye (5) 4 Fruit (6) 5 Join up (6) 6 Metallic sheet for wrapping (7) 7 Consecrate­d (5) 14 Hug (7) 16 Dodging the issue (7) 17 Person using smoothing tool (6) 18 Dust (6) 20 Room under roof (5) 22 Vision (5)

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