TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Go back to secluded place
(7) 5 Page found in the correct
order (5) 8 Beat system? Ponder
about it (5) 9 Italian port with less
colour, on tick (7) 10 Safe rent disagreement, this should hold things together (8) 11 Run back inside affirmatively (4) 13 Worker by the border area
of Northern Ireland (6) 15 Manages to avoid artful
tricks (6) 18 Hear of stone’s ornamental
edge (4) 19 Craft using first bit of
bacon, maybe streaky (8) 22 Girl taking staple food is
deadly sin (7) 23 Region round northern
stadium (5) 24 Reportedly had a stab at
visitor (5) 25 After vessel capsized, —
decide on carp (3-4)
DOWN
1 Almond biscuit ordered at
a fair (7) 2 Big volumes, a thousand in
small digits (5) 3 Difficult to understand
strange coteries (8) 4 Gave a gratuity and overbalanced (6) 5 Usual thing for a government to do (4) 6 Five in supportive environment produce sculpture (7) 7 Japanese artist, very loud
and unsteady (2-3) 12 Joined in but left some?
(4,4) 14 Caterer demolished row of
houses (7) 16 Heavens! Silly escapade for
bird (7) 17 Inn where clergyman
comes over in brown (6) 18 Initially police called to
minor accident (5) 20 Diverting back round fountain (5) 21 Raise 51 feet (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Pull back (7) 5 Right-hand page (5) 8 Musical beat (5) 9 Capital of Sicily (7) 10 Clip or catch (8) 11 Guitar run (4) 13 Belfast’s county (6) 15 Avoids (6) 18 Knitting stitch (4) 19 Raffia-work (8) 22 Extreme greed (7) 23 Amphitheatre (5) 24 Hotel customer (5) 25 Be petty (3-4)
DOWN
1 Almond biscuit (7) 2 Big books (5) 3 Abstruse (8) 4 Overturned (6) 5 Govern (4) 6 Engraving (7) 7 Inconstant (2-3) 12 Competed (4,4) 14 Paved area (7) 16 High-flying bird (7) 17 Hostelry (6) 18 Accident (5) 20 Rome’s famous fountain
(5) 21 Elevate (4)