TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Discussed grant by socialist
(9)
6 We had to get married (3) 8 Send watch up (5)
9 In favour of English chaps
being supervisors (7) 10 Reason it out for Spanish
girl (8)
11 Article on Tyneside girl (4) 13 Yet Les turned out to be
hard (6)
14 Quick, and smart (6) 17 Dodgy moment when
starter fails to appear (4) 19 Children’s holiday left out
amid hurt (4-4)
22 Secret number outside old
city junction (7)
23 Helps wild beast (5) 24 Denial from leading actress
in New York (3) 25 Overwhelmed when one religious woman had romantic meeting (9)
DOWN
1 Kings and queens, perhaps,
eccentric types (5) 2 Candidate, one muddled
about pit (7)
3 Tiny reel bust completely
(8)
4 Deny whistle-blower an
Aussie truck (6)
5 Sudden run is difficult and
rather tense initially (4) 6 Lady was first to get
mother in (5)
7 Thickly send out to English
city (7)
12 Brave, in a fraud that’s gone
wrong (8)
13 Reinforce rigid bearings (7) 15 Couple happening to stop
(7)
16 Possibly get a gold finish on
cake (6)
18 Attack with nothing to
wear outside (5) 20 Thought about us in the
sea (5)
21 Short gear for small car (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Had discussions (9)
6 Get married (3) 8 Dispatch (5) 9 Supervisors (7) 10 Spanish girl (8)
11 Princess Royal (4) 13 Unflinching (6) 14 Quick-tempered (6) 17 Of doubtful quality (4) 19 Short holiday from school
(4-4)
22 Secretive (7)
23 Helps (5)
24 Negative vote (3) 25 Overwhelmed (9)
DOWN
1 Kings and queens, for
example (5) 2 Candidate (7) 3 Completely (8) 4 Deny (6) 5 Short arrow (4) 6 Lady (5) 7 Thickly (7) 12 Brave (8) 13 Solidify (7) 15 Stave off (7) 16 Large cake (6) 18 Sudden raid (5) 20 Pondered (5) 21 Small car (4)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Teaspoonful; 9 Aid; 10 Analgesic; 11 Radiator; 12 Prop; 14 Narked; 16 Intern (In turn); 18 Apse; 19 Stalwart; 22 Notebooks; 23 Oar (Or); 24 Consignment.
Down: 2 (M)ended; 3 Seafarer; 4 Orator; 5 (To)Nigh(t); 6 Upsurge; 7 Patron saint; 8 Acupuncture; 13 Uncle Sam; 15 Risotto; 17 (Arm)strong; 20 Acorn; 21 Ibis.