TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Stitch up noisy, nasty

person? (2-3-2) 5 Pound to reverse rascal

into airship (5) 8 Said to change table (5) 9 A friend pure at heart, but

unprofessional (7) 10 To pay a quick visit with

bird is dandy (8) 11 Country one has entered

before (4) 13 Pistol turns to obtain piece

of gold? (6) 15 Firework bringing severe

reprimand (6) 18 Outfit the driver often

changes (4) 19 Brings up, runs true to

form (8) 22 Clump of grass for first

sheep thus in fold (7) 23 More reserved-sounding

county (5) 24 Enquires about features

(5) 25 Assembles church service

set in retreating ocean (7)

DOWN

1 Assembled her pans to

make more tart (7) 2 Misbehave for all to see in

broken pact (3,2) 3 Crazy greed and worry (8) 4 Level with pole, including

pile (2,1,3) 5 Wager about a pound (4) 6 Skater’s arena one’s topping off with writing fluid! (3,4) 7 Flawless last course –

sieved fruit (5) 12 Could be another’s fishing

ground (5,3) 14 Tumblers’ spectacles (7) 16 Incomplete job, less

complicated with tufts (7) 17 Soldier returned flooring to

nameless ruler (6) 18 Climb aboard, and have

good relations (3,2) 20 Mars is run atrociously! (5) 21 Last opportunity to turn over, partly, these vessels (4)