TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Pour gravel on a holiday

region (7) 5 I made changes to

channels (5) 8 Some French article

reveals map (5) 9 In favour of desire to

stretch (7) 10 European vessel in

catastrophic raids (8) 11 It’s only a small lake! (4) 13 I left, studied, rearranged

and cleaned (6) 15 Frolics with pickled flower

buds (6) 18 A sports team’s central

line (4) 19 Draw closer and study the

grass border (8) 22 Dance, how done is

incredible (7) 23 Gone round with a

cake (5) 24 Equestrian’s additional

clause (5) 25 Arrange little girl’s

stance (7)

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1 Prisoner’s account, note, is

second-hand (7) 2 Hang out round a country

in Africa (5) 3 Servant holding fee (8) 4 Old sweetheart left to sell

overseas (6) 5 Feeling of love in old

scooter rider? (4) 6 Does ice form in bishop’s

area? (7) 7 Fish standpoint (5) 12 Somehow salvages

gambling venue (3,5) 14 Salary? Spend it recklessly

(7) 16 Interview young attendant,

and discharge (7) 17 Put on two men (6) 18 Hate to grab Horace, it

lacks elegance (5) 20 Music at party Ronald

goes to (5) 21 Without means in Aleppo

orangery (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Portuguese holiday

region (7) 5 Radio, TV etc (5) 8 Graph (5) 9 Draw out (7) 10 Madrid resident (8) 11 Lake (4) 13 Cleaned, wiped (6) 15 Gambols (6) 18 Centre of rotation (4) 19 Meet (8) 22 Country dance (7) 23 Large Italian port (5) 24 Additional clause (5) 25 Arrange, organise (7)

1 Blamed (7) 2 Accra’s country (5) 3 Holding fee (8) 4 Sell abroad (6) 5 Frame of mind (4) 6 Bishop’s area (7) 7 Aspect (5) 12 US casino town (3,5) 14 Vicar’s salary (7) 16 Exudation (7) 17 Of clothes, put on (6) 18 Detest (5) 20 Repetitive piece of

music (5) 21 Badly off (4)

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