TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Church has new lease for football club (7) 8 Meat product cold as far as one can see? Not entirely (7) 9 Cynic got caught in rotten situation (7) 10 Despised strange death (5) 11 Catches head in painting (9) 14 Provide weapons with our military costume (6) 15 Appearance of noisy supporters (5) 16 Passes on information about team races (6) 20 Stage reshuffle in extra big shop (9) 23 Twelve take a nap on point (5) 24 I retain awkward lack of movement (7) 25 Lose oar at sea in spray (7) 26 I sent it off, though most insignificant (7)
DOWN
1 Dear model left in snug (6) 2 They go off dramatically! (6) 3 Places knotted tie in ship (5) 4 African port and cognac cravings kept hidden (5) 5 Out of the running at present in this place (7) 6 Getting out of cab, I stroll into restaurant (6) 7 Flighty creature found within a second or two (6) 12 Give rise to lawsuit involving university (5) 13 Finished with a dish from Italy (5) 15 Poured out many G and T’s into tumbler? (7) 16 Military policeman provides summary about diamonds (6) 17 Scaly reptile at the southern tip of England (6) 18 Type that is quick raid (6) 19 Journalist involved in wheeze to reveal stickler (6) 21 Shame covered in gold, we hear (5) 22 Hank to hide constrained energy (5)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 London football club (7) 8 Spanish sausage (7) 9 Cynic (7) 10 Abhorred (5) 11 Country view (9) 14 Body protection (6) 15 Appearance (5) 16 Team races (6) 20 Giant shop (9) 23 Group of twelve (5) 24 Lethargy (7) 25 Spray can (7) 26 Littlest (7)
DOWN
1 Expensive (6) 2 Stage direction for all to leave (6) 3 Building locations (5) 4 Ghana’s capital (5) 5 Not in any location (7) 6 Parisian cafe (6) 7 Giant vulture (6) 12 Bring about (5) 13 Basic Italian food (5) 15 Indoor athlete (7) 16 Military police officer (6) 17 Scaly reptile (6) 18 Combat mission (6) 19 Nit-picker (6) 21 Culpability (5) 22 Coil (of yarn) (5)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Acrobat; 5 Igloo; 8 Metal; 9 Retract; 10 Nosedive; 11 Also; 13 Sneeze; 15 Statu(t)e; 18 Geek; 19 Composed; 22 Engrave; 23 Clear; 24 Eased; 25 (Gr)Eclipse(ce).
Down: 1 Almonds; 2 Rates; 3 Bulldoze; 4 Thrive; 5 Into; 6 Leaflet; 7 Outdo; 12 Atyp(e)ical; 14 Emerges; 16 End(h)orse; 17 Cohere; 18 Grebe; 20 Sheep; 21 Hard.