2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Pointers for the time being? (5, 5)

8 Stream to use as fuel (4) 9 Appropriate time to go see MCC playing at home (5, 3) 10 Person objecting to baby-sitter (6)

11 Father returns to pain Indian brave (6)

12 Longing to be included in party entertained (3)

13 Lots of sheets of paper (5) 15 It ensures you get your cut (5)

17 Order tender (3)

19 Not as much to double eastern tenant (6)

21 Advise if currently playing well (6)

23 Happy to be having somebody take over job (8) 24 Ruffian left abroad (4) 25 Teacher who is an expert follower of the horses (4, 6)

DOWN

2 A coach I have found insulting (7)

3 Is it possible for newsman to be beaten? (5)

4 Strange hairy outside left can be a boy or a girl (6)

5 Kind of Frenchman that made a conquest in Britain (6) 6 Support you and me upset over black mark (7)

7 One of the overheads at Wimbledon (5)

14 Mother not yielding to dog (7)

16 Destiny of great wealth (7) 17 Animal setting standard for hard work (6)

18 Crown I’d made another way (6)

20 Build straight up (5)

22 Trips to Victoria? (5)

COFFEE-TIME ACROSS

1 Parts of timepiece (5, 5) 8 Consume by fire (4) 9 Sabbath (5, 3)

10 Person looking after another (6)

11 Red Indian (6)

12 Japanese currency (3) 13 A large quantity (5) 15 Cutter (5)

17 Offer (3)

19 One to whom lease is granted (6)

21 Notify (6)

23 Given something to stop pain (8)

24 Unmannerly brute (4) 25 Teacher in charge of class (4, 6)

DOWN

2 Offensive (7)

3 Given corporal punishment (5)

4 Name of boy or girl (6) 5 Person from northern France (6)

6 Keep going (7)

7 Break (5)

14 Large dog (7)

16 Lots of money (7)

17 Fur hat (6)

18 Sovereign’s headband (6) 20 Vertical (5)

22 Cataract (5)