Rutherglen Reformer

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 One fled Malibu, destroying photo book (5) 4 Money for loaf (5) 7 Drama about sheep (3) 9 Doug and Adrian have land (6) 11 Left one politician with walking difficulty (4) 12 Feel modest about growth (3) 13 Swindler heard wild animal (7) 15 Ministers can bite unexpected­ly (7) 18 Lashed around tree (3) 19 Made off with dairy product (4) 20 Speaker finds gold by a hill (6) 23 Resin from his apples (3) 24 Whole time alto was performing (5) 25 Nervous part of speech (5) DOWN 1 Mark has an appealing dialect (5,6) 2 Run off to get receptacle (3) 3 Mother and daughter are crazy (3) 5 Law incorrectl­y cited (5) 6 Weapon has wisdom to run (5,6) 8 Hams cooked with some potatoes (4) 10 Charming around branch (3) 13 Firm with new prisoner (3) 14 Devour in one attempt (3) 16 Note direction of animal (5) 17 God of the roses (4) 18 Perform in Clacton (3) 21 Traitor within fraternity (3) 22 Copy of tapestry (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Record (5) 4 Baked food (5) 7 Barge into (3) 9 African country (6) 11 Irregular gait (4) 12 Type of tree (3) 13 Big cat (7) 15 Furniture item (7) 18 Fire remains (3) 19 Type of cheese (4) 20 Public speaker (6) 23 Tree product (3) 24 Sum (5) 25 Anxious (5) DOWN 1 Pronunciat­ion indicator (5,6) 2 Vase (3) 3 Insane (3) 5 Decree (5) 6 Explosive device (5,6) 8 Puree (4) 10 Limb (3) 13 Deceive (3) 14 Consume (3) 16 Bully (5) 17 Greek deity (4) 18 Behave (3) 21 Rodent (3) 22 Primate (3)

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