2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Put right and get clothed again (7) 5 Wild animal doing wrong (5) 8 As far as a French drawer, say (5) 9 Go berserk and strike attendant (7) 10 Poverty is difficult on boat (8) 11 Sweet and sour? (4) 13 Old gentlemen farmers find love in Middle Eastern country (6) 15 Odd phrase for celestial being (6) 18 Polish expert (4) 19 No charge for autumn skydiving (4, 4) 22 Joy damaged toenail (7) 23 Provide medical assistance as a special event (5) 24 Avoid American truck (5) 25 Warden and churchman almost reach gold (7)

DOWN

1 Not exactly in a coarse way (7) 2 Put off in crude terms (5) 3 Became a soldier when idle — sent off (8) 4 Stress the way to get bad weather (6) 5 American lawyer and politician slightly wet (4) 6 Returning once more with artist to American river (7) 7 Open hole on green (5) 12 Red steer upset missing serviceman (8) 14 Casual worker, not switched on initially (7) 16 Model lost her gun case (7) 17 Satirical press in charge (6) 18 Staple food raised aurally (5) 20 One small department is proficient (5) 21 Long tree (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Compensate for (7) 5 Australian dog (5) 8 As far as (5) 9 Angry or destructive behaviour (7) 10 Adversity (8) 11 Acid, sharp (4) 13 ___ of the Guard, Beefeaters (6) 15 Angel of the highest celestial order (6) 18 Aficionado (4) 19 Descent with a parachute unopened (4, 4) 22 Delight (7) 23 Behave towards (5) 24 Avoid (5) 25 Custodian (7)

DOWN

1 About (7) 2 Daunt (5) 3 Became a soldier (8) 4 Pour through a sieve (6) 5 Clammy (4) 6 Canada/US boundary river (7) 7 Blatant (5) 12 Absconder (8) 14 Brusque (7) 16 Cowboy’s gun case (7) 17 Cruelly coincidental (6) 18 Baked dough (5) 20 Accomplished (5) 21 Aromatic conifer (4)