TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

1 Demonstrate, with hesitation, top bath-time accessory (6,3) 6 Some sodium opened for

cleaner (3) 8 Criticise father’s animal (5) 9 Gives back the profits (7) 10 Gorgeous old area developed around Belfast, initially (8) 11 Fool loses last friend (4) 13 Rang everyone taken in by

last month’s upturn (6) 14 Sponsor of two little

boys (6) 17 Teas blended in the

Orient? (4) 19 Cutting tool was china,

broken (8) 22 Has dire problem, being

more underhand (7) 23 Praise old auction item

that’s brought back (5) 24 Sudden drop in returning

epidemic (3) 25 Large bird, one rarely seen

on the course (9)

1 Pea is different shade (5) 2 Net deposit that’s

undesired (3,4) 3 Issues compiled a name

the wrong way (8) 4 Group of friends in

shape? (6) 5 Shame hole found on back

of jersey (4) 6 Spring walk? (5) 7 Male with mail has no

stamp, possibly (7) 12 Obvious it’s a cargo list (8) 13 Stopped snatching third of

cards, and folded (7) 15 Master returns with

German dish (7) 16 Little fox protects her little

angel (6) 18 Con with Poland’s top

rascal (5) 20 Author needs more than

one source (5) 21 Peruvian city in which some

acclimatising (4)

ACROSS

1 Bathroom hair

protector (6,3) 6 Floor cleaner (3) 8 Chinese mammal (5) 9 Comes back (7) 10 Appealing (8) 11 Buddy (4) 13 Designated (6) 14 Benefactor (6) 17 Cardinal point (4) 19 Forester’s power tool (8) 22 Less sunny (7) 23 Acclaim (5) 24 Immerse briefly (3) 25 Huge seabird (9)

1 Colour of old photos (5) 2 Sporting error (3,4)

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