TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Benign socialist is part of

the family (7) 5 Apprentice hiding in

broken safe? Not true! (5) 8 Towel wrapped round

baby bird (5)

9 It is smoked by brave man

in bed (7)

10 Australian jumper? (8) 11 It's hard work to the

Italian (4)

13 Obligation to hold record for second-incommand (6)

15 Sure to change one’s

ways (6)

18 Mad race to get land (4) 19 Primate eats domestic animal with it, such hunger! (8)

22 Work to untie rope before

tea break (7)

23 Perfume produced by a

European city (5) 24 Abandon trench (5) 25 Used oil, say, put on

clothes (7)

DOWN

1 Criticised hit (7)

2 Yarn concealed by many

Londoners (5)

3 Takes back what one said

about pamphlets (8)

4 GP finds small court inside

entrance (6)

5 Not charged or sent to

prison (4)

6 It’s your own concern to

be watchful (7)

7 Praise old auction item

that's brought back (5) 12 Permit role-playing in the

gallery (8)

14 Sign seen by a number in

the harbour (7) 16 Eccentric star wed ship’s

officer (7)

17 Padres cooked an ample

meal (6)

18 A vacuum to steer clear

of (5)

20 One prisoner’s religious

pictures (5)

21 Mother’s hot potatoes? (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Having an affinity (7) 5 Artificial (5)

8 Baby bird of prey (5) 9 Cheap cigar (7) 10 Aussie animal (8) 11 Drudgery (4)

13 Sheriff's aide (6)

15 Paths (6)

18 Israeli city and port (4) 19 Desire for food (8) 22 Carry on business (7) 23 Food smell (5) 24 Drainage channel (5) 25 (Had) put clothes on (7)

DOWN

1 Hit (7)

2 Artificial fibre (5) 3 Draws back (8) 4 General practitioner (6) 5 Complimentary (4)

6 Be careful! (4,3)

7 Acclaim (5)

12 Accept (8)

14 Evil omen (7)

16 Airline employee (7) 17 Array of food (6) 18 Circumvent (5) 20 Computer pictograms (5) 21 Comedy set in a Korean War field hospital (initials) (4)