TAKE A BREAK TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Gorge cheese (7)

5 Trips where transport

initially yours and mine (5) 8 Near time when the

moon's out (5)

9 Table where letters spread

out (7)

10 Couple finding fruit, it's said (4) 11 Applaud fool, though

rubbish (8)

13 Trick where warmth follows

cold (5)

14 Cut meat appearing right

inside hollow (5)

19 Weapon for cat, a predator (8) 21 Insect flavour returns (4) 23 Occasion to hold passport,

that's obvious (7)

24 Guide, one in story (5) 25 Measure taken by gourmet

repulsive (5)

26 Measure of land could be

the acre (7)

DOWN

1 Is able to copy light snack (6) 2 Single problem, hard

language (7)

3 Time for fruit (4) 4 Disconcert animal let out (6) 5 He paints badly, his part

being serious (8)

6 Say it's complete (5) 7 Mountain expert's turn of

phrase (6)

12 Money only for expensive

material (8)

15 Article in holiday home, ice

cream? (7)

16 Master meandering

watercourse (6)

17 Second woman on broom

has to change (6)

18 Stony figure in university in

California, for example (6) 20 Majority accepting one is

wet (5)

22 The Picts are somewhat

heroic (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Hard yellow cheese (7) 5 Excursions (5)

8 Evening (5)

9 Braced framework (7) 10 Couple (4)

11 Balderdash (8)

13 Be dishonest (5)

14 Cut (meat) (5)

19 Cruise missile (8)

21 Biting insect (4)

23 Clear (7)

24 Aeroplane driver (5) 25 Length measurement (5) 26 Measure of land (7)

DOWN

1 Cocktail delicacy (6) 2 Widely spoken language

(7)

3 Appointment (4) 4 Baby's noisy toy (6) 5 Actor (8)

6 Absolute (5)

7 Himalayan guide (6) 12 Expensive woollen fabric (8) 15 Bean used to flavour ice

cream (7)

16 Brook (6)

17 Change quickly (6) 18 Sculpted figure (6) 20 Damp (5)

22 Film about heroic events (4)