TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

8 Singer appearing in the Crown & Anchor is terrible! (9)

9 Sports gear is in the

rucksack I took (3)

10 Let Tory organise the raffle

(7)

11 Drinking place, but not old

room (5)

12 Draw item round neck (3) 14 Get up amid abandoned

plan (8)

16 Vulgar streak – it's at the

end of the court (8) 18 Lightly touch bathroom

feature (3)

21 Containing nothing yet MP

is worried (5) 23 Adornment is of stone –

fancy! (7)

25 Expected overnight

condensation, we hear (3) 26 Back in the hotel bar, I'm dapper and worth the high opinion of others (9)

DOWN

1 Wild cat back in Bristol

ecosystem (6) 2 Dimwit told off (4) 3 Silence about English

landlord (8)

4 Strong horse as yet

unreliable, right? (6) 5 Almost rub out the times (4) 6 Channel brightness due to

heavenly access (8) 7 Smart defence for an

insect (5)

13 Typical specimens making

Max sleep (8)

15 Tears round river to get

riches (8)

17 Notoriety results if many

are upset (6)

19 Be subservient to black and

white animal, it's said (6) 20 Prepared to study? Yes,

initially (5)

22 Four seasons, to some

extent, terribly early (4) 24 Spheres or bends, no

conclusion (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Cathedral singer (9) 9 Equipment (3)

10 Game of chance (7) 11 Beauty parlour (5) 12 Alternative to a cravat (3) 14 Grand tactic (8) 16 Marking at the back of a

tennis court (8)

18 Bath fitting (3) 21 Containing nothing (5) 23 Adorn (7)

25 About to arrive (3) 26 Excellent (9)

DOWN

1 American cat similar to a small leopard (6) 2 Buffoon (4)

3 Landlord (of a public

house) (8)

4 Distance racehorse (6) 5 Defined periods (4) 6 Ceiling window (8) 7 Bee's defence (5) 13 Cases (8)

15 Pirate's hoard (8) 17 Disgrace (6)

19 Give in (to) (6) 20 Prepared to start (5) 22 Calendar's duration (4) 24 Jewelled globes (4)