2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 She rammed leg badly with heavy tool (12)

9 A novel not about a medieval instrument (5)

10 Apathy shown by leftist during period of economic growth (7)

11 Looter having the cheek to return drink (8)

12 People are crazy when they run it (4)

14 Female pig had swallowed something dark (6)

15 Dog on sheep (6)

18 Wander round capital, reportedly (4)

20 Austrian envies carefree characters around Newcastle area (8)

23 Bloomer — a big one, unfortunately (7)

24 Mammal with an ’igher temperature (5)

25 Be nosey about boat oar in rigged trial (12)

DOWN

2 Oil able to form a flower (7) 3 Tyrant gets to almost turn investigators back (8)

4 Tremble meekly concealing a badge (6)

5 Gateau rarely contains subtle emanation (4) 6 Posh address where chaotic morning (5)

7 Dish maker working at home (7)

8 Stay with father around start of Ramadan (4)

13 Refuse to reduce the volume (4, 4)

14 Vegetation to increase — prepare to operate (5, 2)

16 Bird in the loudspeaker? (7) 17 I won during surrealist religious festival (6)

19 Some scallywag groupings provoke violence (5)

21 Nearly the heart of a nobleman (4)

22 Ancient Peruvian in Dublin cathedral (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Heavy tool (12)

9 Forerunner of the violin (5) 10 Apathy (7)

11 Looter (8)

12 Out of control (4)

14 Closely follow (6)

15 Flesh of sheep (6)

18 Meander (4)

20 Biscuit variety (8)

23 Decorative flower (7)

24 “Tarka the ___”, animal tale by Henry Williamson (5)

25 Experiential, preliminary (12)

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2 Annual bedding plant (7)

3 “The Great ___”, 1940 Chaplin film (8)

4 Badge (6)

5 Ambience (4)

6 Lady customer’s title? (5)

7 Single-portion baking dish (7) 8 Clothes-line support (4)

13 Decline (4, 4)

14 Prepare for surgery (5, 2)

16 Hi-fi loudspeaker producing high-pitch sounds (7)

17 Autumn Hindu festival (6)

19 Bovver! (5)

21 Aristocratic title (4)

22 15th-century Andean civilisation (4)