TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Cut volume in NHS

provision? (5)

4 Tout in time corrupted

priest (7)

8 Small son stops plant

growth (7)

9 Swiss division almost

producing poetry (5) 10 Ma! Create spicy meal!

(5,3)

12 Best black tea brewed (4) 14 Fish devouring no-good

political theorist (6) 15 Grin about one bright as a

button say (6) 18 Release without charge (4) 19 Severe piles: sit

awkwardly? (8)

21 Cats and rats do this? (5) 22 Star Gloria in last hurrah

finally gone (7)

24 Singer old lady with kebab

we hear (7)

25 Finest among the literati (5)

DOWN

1 Poor clue about ballpoint in

kiosk (7)

2 Animal and two ducks by

river (3)

3 Parts taken together for

musicians (8)

4 Monkey in Floridian city

we hear (6)

5 Settlement crowded

reportedly (4)

6 Strong flavour before

wrapping in fruit (9) 7 Torso mauled where bats

seen (5)

11 Bird looked, having means

to do so well? (5-4) 13 Get it? Aim revised to

become less harsh (8) 16 Being in German city

church (7)

17 Poor feast seats one in

celebration (6) 18 Discussion venue that

supports hesitation? (5) 20 Clergyman within beside

another (4)

23 Runner in his kit (3)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Slice as meat (5) 4 Betting pundit (7) 8 Come into flower (7) 9 Poem section (5) 10 Repast with scones (5,3) 12 Rhythm (4)

14 Marx's associate (6) 15 Figure of speech (6) 18 Costing nothing (4) 19 Unmerciful (8)

21 Short poem (5)

22 Sunset Boulevard actress

(7)

24 Virgin Mary (7) 25 Aristocracy (5)

DOWN

1 Booth (7)

2 Small marsupial (3) 3 Group of players (8) 4 Interfere or meddle (6) 5 Agreement (4)

6 Small orange (9)

7 Perch (5) 11 Keen-sighted (5-4) 13 Make less severe (8) 16 Nature (7)

17 Spanish party (6) 18 Roman meeting place (5) 20 Faculty head (4)

23 Glide on snow (3)