TAKE A BREAK

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

8 Messages necessarily sent

up in this? (3,4) 9 Discharge of colossal volume (5)

10 Rubbish conveyed in this ship (5)

11 Swing pioneer saintly fellow? (7)

12 Author's name Dumpynose perhaps (9)

15 Head in barrel rolled back (3)

16 Spasm geneticist conceals (3)

17 The late shift? (9)

20 Bond left after rebuke (7) 22 Deny claim about Root? (5)

24 Water bird in Aeneid era (5)

25 Bouncy castle one exploding (7)

DOWN

1 Hit the booze (6)

2 Dietary component in book published (4)

3 Virago we hear badgered

a knight (8)

4 Work hard on a new catchphrase (6)

5 Some politico slovenly in city (4) 6 Fiery love bird (8)

7 Wow! Get ice-cream

holder! (6)

13 Plug stops leak in daring

exploit (8)

14 E-mail rat altered stuff (8) 16 Go with monarch to find

painter (6)

18 Good, with heart treated,

to rally (6)

19 Books in pleasant literary

review (6) 21 Glimmer-gowk holds up

monster (4)

23 Edge vampires have? (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Overseas post system (3,4)

9 Gun salute (5)

10 Passenger vessel (5)

11 Clarinettist Benny (7)

12 Nom de plume (9)

15 Enthusiast (3)

16 Nervous twitch (3)

17 Sleepwear (9)

20 Camaraderie (7)

22 Disprove or counter (5)

24 Sea duck (5)

25 Flexible (7)

DOWN

1 Clobber (6)

2 Fibre source (4)

3 Battle-axe (8)

4 Campaign line (6)

5 Scandinavian capital (4)

6 Large pink wader (8)

7 Musical instrument (6)

13 Lark (8)

14 Cloth or fabric (8)

16 English artist (6)

18 Come together (6)

19 Perceive (6)

21 Troll (4)

23 Grasp with teeth (4)