TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Initial ruling a disaster about a university (9) 6 One parliamentarian is a little devil (3) 8 Bundle of papers he put in safe out East (5) 9 Biblical name of sea, I allege, wrong (7) 10 Terrible crisis at time dinosaurs appeared (8) 11 Not even Estonian mountain (4) 13 Red wine in summer lottery (6) 14 Line pressed right into end (6) 17 Turf with a mixer (4) 19 Give dinner to sponsor for public response (8) 22 Set forth old money (7) 23 Beat system? Ponder about it (5) 24 Scoundrel in corporation (3) 25 Pragmatic claimer about to grab sleuth (9)

DOWN

1 Trendy group produce a little picture (5) 2 Studio artist holds back elite set (7) 3 Go here for the present (4,4) 4 Get back in gear somehow (6)5 Woman makes a bloomer (4) 6 One allowed to go round northern bay (5) 7 Quietly tell the bishop (7) 12 Another director he’s — owed money (8) 13 Erasmus, oddly, is a manipulator (7) 15 Maniac runs around east, washed out (7) 16 Satirise dupes travelling round north (4,2) 18 Drank up at the bus garage (5) 20 Almost recognise large lake below hillock (5) 21 Sure about trick (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Initial (9) 6 Little rascal (3) 8 Hay bundle (5) 9 Biblical sea (7) 10 Geological period (8) 11 Italian volcano (4) 13 Red wine (6) 14 Crinkle (6) 17 Fizzy drink (4) 19 Public response (8) 22 Interpret (7) 23 Musical beat (5) 24 Deserter (3) 25 Practical (9)

DOWN

1 Implant (5) 2 Artist’s studio (7) 3 Souvenir emporium (4,4) 4 Get back (6) 5 Pond flower (4) 6 Bay (5) 7 Church dignitary (7) 12 Debtee (8) 13 Health-club therapist (7) 15 Pale and sickly (7) 16 Lampoon (4,2) 18 Bus garage (5) 20 Grassy hillock (5) 21 Artifice (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Cut and dried; 9 Obi; 10 Number two; 11 Everyone; 12 Earn; 14 Nylons; 16 Posset; 18 Mugs; 19 Carillon; 22 Satellite; 23 Yes; 24 Western roll.

Down: 2 Unite; 3 Annoying; 4 Demand; 5 (C)reek; 6 Entraps; 7 Love-in-a-mist; 8 Hornet’s nest; 13 Domineer; 15 Legatee; 17 Caviar; 20 Loyal; 21 Flat.