2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Take away and execute (5, 3) 5 Notice the covers are back to front (4)

8 Drink you get from

Jersey? (4)

9 No rating could be so thick (8)

10 Accepted as true, but it’s false (7)

12 Strike at odd times (5) 13 Weed that could be a worry to gardeners (6)

15 Get the better of one’s boss (6)

17 She gets very little money (5)

18 Promises given to an uncle? (7)

22 Hurry up and squash the thing (4, 2, 2)

23 He’s in the role of leading man (4)

24 The remainder don’t do anything strenuous (4)

25 Time, perhaps, for just a few words (8)

DOWN

1 Guests of the firm (7)

2 Goes round to get a car (5) 3 I love going out with her (5) 4 For this, a songwriter could get a lot of money! (4)

6 A grand player? (7)

7 Just claim to the championship (5)

11 Actor Ron is very temperamental (5)

12 The remorse is not genuine, note (5)

14 They’re hurrying to get the beans (7)

16 Give back for repair (7) 17 Untangling the ropes is a problem (5)

19 Reveal that one gave permission to board? (3, 2) 20 Graham sounds very inexperienced (5)

21 Burden you and I have to bear? (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Fulfil (5, 3)

5 Observe (4)

8 Dairy product (4) 9 Unaware (8)

10 Taken for granted (7) 12 Strike (5)

13 Common weed (6) 15 Schoolteacher (6) 17 Small coin (5)

18 Vows (7) 22 Get a move on (4, 2, 2) 23 Brave man (4)

24 Repose (4)

25 Court’s penalty (8)

DOWN

1 Business organisation (5) 2 Trundles (5)

3 Small oily fruit (5)

4 Melody (4) 6 Instrumentalist (7)

7 Name (5)

11 Sulky (5)

12 Disgrace (5)

14 Athletes (7)

16 Renovate (7)

17 Puzzling question (5) 19 Pretend (3, 2)

20 Colour (5) 21 Responsibility (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Seat belt 7 Ring 8 Transfer 9 Shelve 10 Emblem 11 Rod 12 Breed 14 Grape 16 Sup 18 Pundit 20 Remark 22, 23 Calamity Jane 24 Pear drop

DOWN: 1 Slither 2 Angel 3 Butter 4 Loaded 5 Piece 6 Isobar 13 Endear 15 Parsnip 16 Stripe 17 Prayer 19 Urals 21 Major