TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Makes a note of discs (7) 5 Name a one Arab state (5) 8 Journey to the east is
rubbish (5) 9 Could it blow its top when
hot? (7) 10 Aircraft body has safety device to contain rising wind (8) 11 Single person lying
around (4) 13 Wait for a motorcycle race
to finish (6) 15 Keep afloat, but don’t turn
in (4,2) 18 Confused impression caused by Louvre, oddly (4) 19 It reminds you to stock
Japanese wine (8) 22 Nut cracked by girl,
whopper? (7) 23 Snake and horse
painter (5) 24 Outlaw aluminium; it’s
dull! (5) 25 Non-professional hiding in waterside plant passed on (7)
DOWN
1 Almond biscuit ordered at a fair (7) 2 Illicitly copies cots (5) 3 Hear Welsh boy fish for
wine (8) 4 Keep silver inside —
wild! (6) 5 Herb makes many
unwell (4) 6 Flattering talk Fred’s friend
left in (7) 7 Horn, gold, hidden in the
climbing plant (5) 12 Unusual to have a short category on one short state (8) 14 Keep teasing West
Country town (7) 16 Homework help was
settled in advance (7) 17 Some slate the reporter’s
restraint (6) 18 Cry about red top
advertising copy (5) 20 Place baby outside
eastern church (5) 21 Matching contest
heard (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Log entries (7) 5 Gulf emirate (5) 8 Claptrap (5) 9 Lava mountain (7) 10 Aircraft’s body (8) 11 Barely (4) 13 Be present (6) 15 Go to bed late (4,2) 18 Hazy shape (4) 19 Memento (8) 22 Fabrication (7) 23 Deadly snake (5) 24 Clichéd (5) 25 Communicated (7)
DOWN
1 Almond biscuit (7) 2 Babies’ beds (5) 3 Light German wine (8) 4 Barbaric (6) 5 Aromatic herb (4) 6 Whimsical flattery (7) 7 Elephant tusk (5) 12 Unusual (8) 14 Somerset county town (7) 16 Settled in advance (7) 17 Attach with a rope (6) 18 Advertising text (5) 20 Monastery (5) 21 Binary (4)