2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Knee was dislocated, which makes one limp (7) 5 Placed so as to be seated next to the boy (5) 8 Crazy US oilman (5) 9 Possibly raise about 50 pounds at the meetings (7) 10 Wages I’d spent (7) 11 Deliberately locks the animal in (5) 12 Held in some affection (6) 14 Lovely smash-shot in tennis (6) 17 The king first mounted the dais unsteadily (5) 19 Shanghais sailors out in the channel (7) 22 Rhode Island girl takes years to reach South of France (7) 23 Given permission, it’s said, so all could hear (5) 24 Member of a free society? (5) 25 An entry made into the processing plant (7)

DOWN

1 Forms a union in the shipyard? (5) 2 Entertaining and making people laugh (7) 3 Lee is going round to see her (5) 4 Walk right around inside (6) 5 Left the senora wandering around the city (7) 6 Rick’s dance (5) 7 Slip out, during the day, to the exhibition (7) 12 Monotonous drone on an instrument (7) 13 Set out, in near-chaos, from China (7) 15 Gives Leo’s cat some of the milk (7) 16 Empty the tin into a larger container (6) 18 Goes in disreputable places to drink? (5) 20 Pulled, looking exhausted (5) 21 Lady tripped on the top step, unfortunately (5)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Deprives of strength (7) 5 Located (5) 8 Armstrong? (5) 9 Congregates (7) 10 Clergyman’s salary (7) 11 Burrowing animal (5) 12 Embraced (6) 14 Salvo (6) 17 Legendary king (5) 19 Kidnaps (7) 22 Noted holiday area (7) 23 Audibly (5) 24 Stoneworker (5) 25 Leather-processing works (7)

DOWN 1 Joins by fusion (5) 2 Comical (7) 3 Girl’s name (5) 4 Pace (6) 5 Italian city (7) 6 Contort (5) 7 Show (7) 12 Commonplace (7) 13 Oriental (7) 15 Milk-sugar (7) 16 Unoccupied (6) 18 Plunges (5) 20 Sketched (5) 21 Unfortunately (5)