2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Avoid pigpen or strange child’s plaything (8, 4) 9 Wallpaper glue in previous time to adhere, finally (5) 10 Likely to break, breaking if large (7)

11 Boring stereo — I’m off! (8) 12 Cheese in buffet, apparently (4)

14 Listen out when there’s nothing to hear? (6)

15 Swiss home with tea for rent (6)

18 Part of church where peas mushy (4)

20 Persons erroneously point to answer (8)

23 Big cat smashing pole by a short road (7)

24 Region round northern stadium (5)

25 Kids’ search for false hearts untrue (8, 4)

DOWN

2 Flyer enters darkest relationship (7)

3 Nice local leader grabbed by unsophisticated person (8)

4 State of dishonour in family with one left out (6)

5 Animal acquired, animal initially eaten (4)

6 I love stewed fruit (5)

7 Eastern member and worker, chic (7)

8 Notice spinners turning round (4)

13 Joint left inside clean neck damage (8)

14 Red mark allowed (7) 16 Learnt about beginning of night being light (7)

17 Bid to be affectionate (6) 19 Talked of part of bicycle wheel (5)

21 Send up manufactured cheese (4)

22 Overtake on mountain route (4)

COFFEE-TIME ACROSS

1 Boxer’s training aid (8, 4) 9 Adhesive (5)

10 Breakable (7)

11 Boring (8)

12 Greek cheese (4) 14 Completely quiet (6) 15 Holiday accommodation (6) 18 Altar projection (4)

20 Answer (8)

23 Fierce spotted cat (7) 24 Amphitheatre (5)

25 Game of searching for hidden items (8, 4)

DOWN

Bird of prey (7) 2 Charming, nice (8)

3

4 Disgrace (6)

5 Adult kid (4)

6 Mediterranean fruit (5)

7 Chic (7)

8 Blemish (4)

13 Motoring injury (8)

14 Shade of red (7)

16 Encased light (7)

17 (Of meat) easy to chew (6) 19 One of the radiating bars of a wheel (5)

21 Dutch cheese (4)

22 Elapse (4)