2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Completely upset by terrible threats (7)

5 Ray seen in mine passage (5)

8 Flight connector? Good man taken by air! (5)

9 Circus owner mum’s shown round (7)

10 Tax in English city shortly raised (8)

11 Time traveller going backward and forward (4)

13 Award given for small part (6)

15 Chase funds university brought in (6)

18 Quick to ditch ultimate dairy product (4)

19 Disciple: stick with New Testament (8)

22 Ladder put away in poor state (3,4)

23 Old relative sheds pound in weight (5)

24 House that Cocteau had to repair finally (5)

25 Guess users enraged about M1 (7)

DOWN

1 Temporarily debar second writer in French south (7)

2 Informed A&E about fighting (5)

3 That Rene can be menace (8)

4 Register in horrible resort (6)

5 Urban haze detectable in seismography (4)

6 Miles drunk inside as lacking purpose (7)

7 Note clear principle (5)

12 Nice farewell? (2, 6)

14 Nerd with gin collapsed and smiled (7)

16 Exceptional Frenchman in old tree (7)

17 An academic lives for handsome youth (6)

18 Lonely female mislaid hat (5)

20 Weariness when nuisances are around? (5)

21 Trip to ancient city (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Break into pieces (7)

5 Long straight handle (5)

8 Step (5)

9 Impresario (7)

10 Lifted (8)

11 Impudent (4)

13 Extent (6)

15 Go after (6)

18 French cheese (4)

19 Follower (8)

22 Denigrate (3,4)

23 Snow leopard (5)

24 English royal dynasty (5)

25 Conclude (7)

DOWN

1 Adjourn (7)

2 Sentient (5)

3 Endanger (8)

4 Schedule (6)

5 Smoke mixed with fog (4)

6 Having no direction (7)

7 Belief (5)

12 Goodbye (2,6)

14 Expressed delight (7)

16 Very great (7)

17 Attractive young man (6)

18 Military cap (5)

20 Boredom (5)

21 Excursion (4)