2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Headstone? (5)

4 Stir meal Mrs cooked (7)

8 She has the deformed ears (7)

9 Bounder displaying vigour by day (5)

10 Waylaid mum returned exhausted (8)

12 Something blown in neobourgeoisie returning (4)

14 Dancing Elvis with this? (6)

15 Legendary wizard was in front (6)

18 Performance in Oslo rescheduled (4)

19 Troops from south coming in roaring drunk (8)

21 Communicate with power (5)

22 Carl in group morally challenged (7)

24 Superhero employs small player (7)

25 Plant inside taken from Gwembe District (5)

DOWN

1 Weapon to wound girl (7)

2 West perhaps contributes to plasma engine (3)

3 Supervised one at sea securing lines (8)

4 Ship carrying animal portions (6)

5 Region of Far East (4)

6 Stale lamb ruined dish (9)

7 Travel on horseback across grand elevation (5)

11 Superb fish served by one worker (9)

13 Posture from big gun supporter (8)

16 Gave teacher wrong date (7)

17 Service provider quietly starting fires? (6)

18 Woody plant that makes brush (5)

20 Fake pity briefly displayed (4)

23 See business’s beginning to yield high return (3)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Small role (5)

4 Prison (7)

8 Mrs May, e.g. (7)

9 Large antelope (5)

10 Attacked suddenly (8)

12 Reed instrument (4)

14 Turn (6)

15 Mythical (6)

18 Whist variant (4)

19 Military post (8)

21 Attain (5)

22 Vibrant colour (7)

24 Cricketer (7)

25 Fix deeply (5)

DOWN

1 Curved sword (7)

2 Violinist Vanessa (3)

3 Directed (8)

4 Stock units (6)

5 Neighbourhood (4)

6 Spaghetti accompaniment (9)

7 Escarpment (5)

11 Shining (9)

13 Deportment (8)

16 Made charitable contribution (7)

17 Clergyman (6)

18 Clematis, e.g. (5)

20 Bogus (4)

23 Tennis shot (3)