2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 He’s Wayne’s dad, drunk for the start of Lent (3, 9)

9 Nut is able to exercise first (5)

10 Some lion-tamer I came to see in the New World (7)

11 The spam I cooked for fellow on board (8)

12 Endlessly examine something on football boot (4) 14 Hang loose at end of road, on the corner (6)

15 Imposing Georgian town? Not entirely (6)

18 Waistband, after seconds, has shifted (4)

20 Thing spilt on headgear, drink before bed (8)

23 Boy arrests a little green man? (7)

24 Frank has done time (5) 25 Amphibian sent team off, though in the good book (3, 9)

DOWN

2 Notices odd bit (7) 3 Be victorious with terribly dim pair of students, grinding here (8)

4 Scarcity of thread spun (6) 5 Flat number initially not given (4)

6 General understanding, it’s a pile of snow (5)

7 A red toy broken a long time ago (4, 3)

8 Work to make soup (4) 13 Fungus to grow and spread fast (8)

14 Refuse chap, Stan, with mud spreading (7)

16 Dirty relative given article (7)

17 Sort of ring bringing omen to alien (6)

19 Verrucas reversed with hollow tube (5)

21 Shame hole found on back of jersey (4)

22 Sack in flames (4)

COFFEE-TIME ACROSS

1 Beginning of Lent (3, 9) 9 Edible nut of the hickory tree (5)

10 Chicago’s country (7) 11 Fellow crew member (8) 12 Breeding establishment (4) 14 Droop (6)

15 Month before

September (6)

18 Band worn over the shoulder (4)

20 Bedtime drink (8)

23 Alien from Earth’s neighbouring planet (7) 24 Blatant (5)

25 Bible’s second part (3, 9)

DOWN

2 Department (7)

3 Building associated with Holland (8)

4 Absence (6)

5 All square (4)

6 Bank of snow (5)

7 Long time ago (4, 3)

8 ___ Dei, Catholic organisation (4)

13 Cep or shiitake, eg (8) 14 Rubbish collector (7) 16 Contaminated (7)

17 Ring with a crest (6) 19 Animal’s bedding material (5)

21 Compassion (4)

22 Blaze (4)