TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Music and wine bring harmony (7) 5 Airman, one involved in conspiracy (5) 8 Young herring parts cooked (5) 9 Rushed back with speed to tell tales (7) 10 One handling stage drama in front of hill (8) 11 Cost of travel – and food (4) 13 Obligation to hold record for second-in-command (6) 15 Mourn mental aberration (6) 18 In a panic, a gerbil kept here? (4) 19 Ears need blasting for this love song (8) 22 D – a blind alley (4,3) 23 Live way out to accommodate son (5) 24 Trout prepared for teacher (5) 25 Hoodwink over major road’s metal (7)

DOWN

1 Answer contained in correspondence (7) 2Super sort of wallet (5) 3 Dismissed sheds for pariahs (8) 4 Loudspeaker will irritate after time (6) 5 Place car in recreation ground (4) 6 Escape of water from lake, possibly over a long period (7) 7 Some loathe metalwork subject (5) 12 Irresponsible, else otherwise in vehicles (8) 14 Festival to contact insect by bleeper (7) 16 Gave medical help – for nothing? (7) 17 Rarely ruffled models (6) 18 Young soldier acted suspiciously (5) 20 Beer keeps US soldier nimble (5) 21 Fruit sounds like two of the same type (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Affinity (7) 5 Aeroplane driver (5) 8 Small herring-like fish (5) 9 Give a commentary to (a film) (7) 10 Machine worker (8) 11 Bus journey price (4) 13 Second in charge (6) 15 Deeply regret (6) 18 Animal enclosure (4) 19 Song sung at a lady’s window (8) 22 Blind alley (4,3) 23 Be (5) 24 Coach (5) 25 Deceive (7)

DOWN

1 Answer (7) 2 Gather (the lips) (5) 3 Pariahs (8) 4 Local sound system (6) 5 Area of urban greenery (4) 6 Accidental loss of liquid (7) 7 Recurrent idea in literature (5) 12 Clumsy, negligent (8) 14 Colourful historical procession (7) 16 Dealt with (7) 17 Hardly ever (6) 18 Junior officer (5) 20 Flexible (5) 21 Common garden fruit tree (4)