TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Mean to provide inside

information (3-4)

5 Good man plus support (5) 8 Instant food after tea

starts (5)

9 Strong wind ripped a door

in half (7)

10 In position, for example (8) 11 Married one on the staff (4) 13 Use me the wrong way

with tactic (6)

15 Drink is very cold (6) 18 Crowd providing

service (4)

19 Gets hold of no amateur

remedies (8)

22 Secret serviceman (7) 23 Bondsman? (5)

24 Fear concerning outgoing

parent (5)

25 Nuisance on river at the

lowest point (7)

DOWN

1 Slow admitting twitch is

grating (7)

2 Laments hearing part of

the UK (5)

3 Poor rate fixed for

handler (8)

4 Potentially nice to see (6) 5 Nimble mole coming

round river (4) 6 Determined person enters,

a tad unsure (7)

7 Bee finished collecting

nectar, finally (5)

12 Aurally tactful with distinct

parts (8)

14 A diversion on Father’s

Day (7)

16 Admire extraordinary

sceptre (7)

17 Heartless father, one to put

a stop to comrade (6) 18 Sulked over low-powered

vehicle (5)

20 Variety of distance (5) 21 Minor part of a hospital (4) COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Details (3-4)

5 Get to your feet (5)

8 In a ___, instantly (5) 9 Cyclone (7)

10 Case in point (8) 11 Aromatic spice (4) 13 Engage (6)

15 Acrid (6)

18 Catholic church service (4) 19 Acquires, obtains (8) 22 Personal and secret (7) 23 ___ Els, golfer (5) 24 Apprehension (5)

25 Least shallow (7)

DOWN

1 Criss-cross pattern (7) 2 Cries plaintively (5) 3 Machine worker (8) 4 Be aware of (6) 5 Active, especially of an

elderly person (4) 6 Determined (7)

7 Constant hum (5) 12 Completely separate (8) 14 Hobby (7)

16 Admiration (7)

17 Buddy, chum (6) 18 Brooded (5)

20 ___ Rover, luxury 4x4

vehicle (5)

21 Electoral district (4)