2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Adam and girl burst into song (8)

5 Little boy taking one in with his fibs (4)

8 A refusal, that to you and I, makes sense (4)

9 Tided Ben over when in financial trouble (8)

10 Badly startled when the top comes off, is unnerved (7)

12 Am contracting the chap to get the necessary capital (5)

13 You’d look taller standing on it (6)

15 Is getting the seat out for a rest after lunch (6)

17 Most are getting into bed with nothing on (5)

18 Covers the hats he’s brought round (7)

22 Ladies to get changed in privacy (8)

23 Not booked for the tournament? (4)

24 Deirdre went round and did some sketching (4)

25 Possibly uses part of the land for grazing (8)

DOWN

1 Architectural feature encountered when touring Iran? (7) 2 Sure you won’t have any (5) 3 Complain of a pain in the stomach (5)

4 One in an old outfit at the swimming pool (4)

6 Maybe this sum is raised to get a strip of land (7)

7 Riding in it meant other people had to walk (5)

11 He’s taking Dolly out (5) 12 Two little boys resembling each other (5)

14 The intention is, having nothing in, to arrange supper out (7)

16 Agrees to have a ship sent in (7)

17 Unable to see if it’s drawn (5)

19 They may need a good tanning! (5)

20 “He drinks like a fish,” Rex added (5)

21 Don’t go on sorting the post (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Old part-song (8) 5 Untruths (4)

8 Common sense (4) 9 Obligated (8)

10 Shaken noisily (7) 12 Middle Eastern capital city (5) 13 Walk very quietly (6) 15 Afternoon rest (6) 17 Uncovered (5) 18 Scabbards (7) 22 In quarantine (8) 23 Unlocked (4) 24 Attracted (4) 25 Grazing lands (8)

DOWN

1 Mosque tower (7) 2 Uncertainty (5) 3 Complain, slang (5) 4 Bathing pool (4)

6 Neck of land (7) 7 Carrying-chair (5) 11 Andrew … Webber (5) 12 Similar (5)

14 Intention (7)

16 Agrees (7)

17 Sightless (5) 19 Conceals (5)

20 Heavy drinker (5) 21 Cease (4)