2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Artist making ties (6)

4 He’s fit to become an object of worship (6)

7 Wine found in boot (4)

8 Legitimate target in sporting contest (4, 4)

9 Mother embraces spy as a kind of red (7)

12 Point to notice that’s down (3)

14 Old Bob gets spiteful and hare-brained (6)

15 Phantom as seen on TV (6)

16 State for instance (3)

18 Cover for those not taking the sun (7)

22 Entrancing aspect of cathedral (4, 4)

23 50-1 doctor is a member (4)

24 Test specimen (6)

25 Allowed in river to strike out (6)

DOWN

1 Shows how record suffers defeat (9)

2 Escort sends account to firm (9)

3 Ransack Winchester for instance (5)

4 Pretend to pass out sound (5)

5 Pole obtained up and coming sports gear (4)

6 Dance with sex-appeal taking in a doctor (5)

10 Organise outfit one is wearing (3, 2)

11 A failure is out of order (5)

12 There’s vitality even today in painting (5, 4)

13 Daughter not firmly established in English town (9)

17 Red Square naturally houses sports field (5)

19 Originated as a bloomer (5)

20 Bill gets free bitter (5)

21 Measure one stage in the flight (4)

COFFEE-TIME ACROSS

1 Part of chest (6)

4 Obsession (6)

7 Container (4)

8 Justifiable object of pursuit (4, 4)

9 Crimson dye (7)

12 Downcast (3)

14 Crazy (6)

15 Foresight (6)

16 Remark (3)

18 Sunshade (7)

22 One way into cathedral (4, 4)

23 Part of body (4)

24 Taste (6)

25 Obliterate (6)

DOWN

1 Reveals (9)

2 Go with (9)

3 Firearm (5)

4 Sham attack (5)

5 Clothes (4)

6 South American dance (5)

10 Mount (3, 2)

11 Wrong (5)

12 Painting of inanimate objects (5, 4)

13 Town in Beds (9)

17 Scene of action (5)

19 Came to one’s notice (5)

20 Pungent (5)

21 Pace (4)