2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 And 4.

Reconciled to conditions in America (6, 6) 4 See 1 Across (6, 6) 7 Prize is on hand (4) 8 Acceptable and no mistake (3, 5) 9 Chance to make lots of money (7) 12 Period needs some consideration (3) 14 A loose kind of relative (6) 15 Highly valued sound forced open (6) 16 Half of merely a place in Cambs (3) 18 Keep quiet before share-out of edible plant (7) 22 Permanent rank (8) 23 Cupid in Piccadilly (4) 24 Quick to become bad-tempered (6) 25 Mocked when seated awkwardly (6)

DOWN 1

Capital affair before the Appeal Court (5, 4) 2 Unemployed with desire for passing whim (4, 5) 3 Detachment of troops obtained by conscription (5) 4 Loans for rebuilding

reception room (5) 5 Keen to behead biblical king (4) 6 Three need an anaesthetic (5) 10 Means of controlling soldiers in Scotland initially (5) 11 Register an eccentric loner (5) 12 Never never use uncomplicated phrases (4, 5) 13 A daughter got into habit of being accosted (9) 17 Language the French preserve (5) 19 Difficult and dangerous getting Holland’s capital well ventilated (5) 20 Walk to the straight theatre (5) 21 Nick gets a bargain (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1

Member of Nato (6, 6) 4 See 1 Across (6, 6) 7 Tropical tree (4) 8 OK (3, 5) 9 Luck (7) 12 Epoch (3) 14 Relative (6) 15 Forced by leverage (6) 16 Cathedral (3) 18 Onion-like plant (7)

22 On one’s feet (8) 23 God of love (4) 24 Irritable (6) 25 Made fun of (6)

DOWN

1 Capital letters (5, 4) 2 Whimsical desire (4, 5) 3 Money order (5) 4 Beauty parlour (5) 5 Eager (4) 6 Regions above clouds (5) 10 Used for guiding horse (5) 11 Sign up (5) 12 Payment by instalments (4, 5) 13 Spoken to (9) 17 Classical language (5) 19 Shaggy (5) 20 Go on foot (3, 2) 21 Use scissors (4)