TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 First of the month for each
berry (7) 5 Dangerous action to
impede growth (5) 8 Come fly without the
Spanish – it’s snug (5) 9 Interrogated cook and
journalist (7) 10 No longer sick, ‘e demands
a cough sweet (8) 11 Contributes to confusing
dads (4) 13 Time to give out thin
paper (6) 15 Vegetable pot placed in
rubbish heap (6) 18 Catch on type of door (4) 19 Remaining double after
another rise (8) 22 Ten deer turned and came
in (7) 23 Upper chamber a couple
of times single and cold (5) 24 Entertainer runs off with
burn (5) 25 Take away from court after
trade wrecked (7)
DOWN
1 Boy on vessel gains money
prize (7) 2 Calls men as arranged (5) 3 Carelessly, he quips about
youth leader’s build (8) 4 Talk about the wind (6) 5 Quickly read part of
Kipling’s Kim (4) 6 French one left a lair with
no cargo (7) 7 I’d set out sea movements
(5) 12 Exultant until jab is
arranged (8) 14 Stanley accepts equality
being very strict (7) 16 East European with old
punishment for ferret (7) 17 Took notice of man with
awful deed (6) 18 Adolescents throw knight
in river (5) 20 Part luxury, somewhat
overly excessive (5) 21 Time to regret, it’s a
fact (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Gin-making berry (7) 5 Daring feat (5) 8 Pleasant, snug (5) 9 Broiled (7) 10 Cough sweet (8) 11 Appends (4) 13 Absorbent paper (6) 15 Root vegetable (6) 18 Ambush (4) 19 Leftover (8) 22 Came in (7) 23 Garret (5) 24 Burn on the surface (5) 25 Draw away (from) (7)
DOWN
1 Top prize (7) 2 Calls (5) 3 Body shape (8) 4 Entertain (with) (6) 5 Brush the surface (4) 6 Empty of cargo (7) 7 Currents (5) 12 Euphoric (8) 14 Austere (7) 16 Weasel-like animal (7) 17 Listened to (6) 18 Adolescents (5) 20 Extremely (5) 21 Accurate (4)