2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Is covered in bread crumbs and cooked (7) 5 Chooses small accessories for a guitarist (5) 8 Animal horn I ground up (5) 9 The mate’s possibly returning to the ship … (7) 10 … a vessel that’s known as a tramp (7) 11 An unpleasant surprise for a DIY electrician? (5) 12 It’s the talk of Paris (6) 14 He takes some credit, ordinarily, for a newspaper’s success (6) 17 He possibly sang out of turn (5) 19 Walk the whole length of the canal (7) 22 Practical joke you couldn’t stand for? (3-4) 23 The dancer’s seven, possibly (5) 24 The first thunderclap jolted Eric for a moment (5) 25 Die, overseas, of smallpox, perhaps (7)

DOWN

1 A bit warm in bed even with nothing on (5) 2 Silly, as one is at an early age (7) 3 Call loudly for another round of drinks (5) 4 Having rested, get changed and leave (6) 5 Glad to have been of satisfaction (7) 6 Came to get the ring and another item of jewellery (5) 7 Would he join his teammates in industrial action? (7) 12 With the apartment rented out, get smaller accommodation (7) 13 Scout around and get myself some fancy-dress gear (7) 15 Royal Lady Sinatra performed for (7) 16 It’s old-fashioned to be sedate and unemotional (6) 18 Singer doing a show at 51 (5) 20 Their husbands may have different views (5) 21 Hurry out of church as ten o’clock strikes (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Stewed (7) 5 Selects (5) 8 Animal, in short (5) 9 Sea-going vessel (7) 10 Rootless person (7) 11 Horrify (5) 12 European language (6) 14 Senior newspaperman (6) 17 Scottish forename (5) 19 Canal-side walk (7) 22 Practical joke (3-4) 23 Filmy covers (5) 24 Moment (5) 25 Malady (7)

DOWN

1 Uncovered (5) 2 Absurd (7) 3 Yell (5) 4 Arid waste (6) 5 Gratified (7) 6 Carved gem (5) 7 Football player (7) 12 Small apartment (7) 13 Clothing (7) 15 Russian ruler’s wife (7) 16 Impassive (6) 18 Famous operatic tenor (5) 20 Spouses (5) 21 Rush (5)