2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Concealed blind (3, 2, 5) 8 Whip round (4) 9 Adore his reformation of former British possession (8) 10 As you say in apple-pie order (4, 2) 11 All but a peer in New York (6) 12 You and I would become united (3) 13 Cliff has to deceive opponent (5) 15 Novel backing church gives girl (5) 17 Female voice seems like this on piano (3) 19 Close to being difficult (6) 21 In for reception (2, 4) 23 Handy support for one taking flight (8) 24 Useless individual in forefront (4) 25 Debatable ground for women only (2, 4, 4)

DOWN 2 Not the same as odd (7) 3 Composition of boatrace crew (5) 4 Heartache associated with one magpie it’s said (6) 5 Put through the mill at the stadium (6) 6 Characteristic of those who have not made a score (7) 7 From a college window (5) 14 Party with French leader goes to battle (7) 16 A coin MP turned into a flower (7) 17 Technique by which my set’s getting repaired (6) 18 Sponsor two small boys (6) 20 Attendants exercise (5) 22 South coast town left with shed (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1 Invisible (3, 2, 5) 8 Strike (4) 9 Zimbabwe’s former name (8) 10 Quite (4, 2) 11 Not quite (6) 12 Married (3) 13 Mislead as to one’s strength (5) 15 Young woman (5) 17 Bribe (3) 19 Adhesive (6) 21 Available to callers (2, 4) 23 Rail on stairs (8) 24 Conceited (4) 25 Unowned piece of waste (2, 4, 4)

DOWN 2 Lopsided (7) 3 Group of eight (5) 4 Grieve (6) 5 Earth (6) 6 From 13 to 19 (7) 7 Oxford college (5) 14 Clique (7) 16 Wild flower (7) 17 Procedure (6) 18 Customer (6) 20 Practise (5) 22 Miserable dwelling (5)