2-Speed Crossword

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Not coloured laundry to cover the faults in (9)

Reverence for article with us as subject (3) The result of cooking the books? (6,5) Lured missing editor without effect in a ghastly way (7)

The age of little work and musical entertainment (5)

Approach current outlay (6) Redhead looks open-mouthed round fruit (6)

Bisect 5 in healthy surroundings (5) Impetuous fellow with a fevered brow? (7) Being directed by subordinate ranks (5,6) Spoil backward animal (3) Introduced current editor (9)

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Practised (9) Farming (11) Abhorrent (9) Go faster (5,2) Fee (6) Curt (5) Regret (3

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Footwear with upper missing for use in the garden (3)

Put me up on purpose to correct the text (5)

Say law changes at all times (6) Haven bar smashed in sixty minutes (7) Teacher’s best bit of work, perhaps (11) Had a practice with funeral car in colour (9) In it the tiller may take certain courses (11) A hole most disgusting (9)

Sup deep, maybe, but put a move on! (5,2) How much the attack costs? (6)

Pithy trees (5)

One would presumably regret planting it (3)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S 2-SPEED CROSSWORD:

Across: 7 Madrid; 8 Calico; 10 Concern; 11 Italy; 12 Ease; 13 Roman; 17 Cairo; 18 Anon; 22 Awash; 23 Grenade; 24 Trains; 25 Athens.

Down: 1 Smacked; 2 Oddness; 3 Vices; 4 Capital; 5 Vital; 6 Tokyo; 9 Encourage; 14 Washing; 15 Enraged; 16 Inverse; 19 Parts; 20 Japan; 21 Jetty.