Dual Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Conceit lad hides, being from the West (10)

8 Let loose (4)

9 Allow to get in the way? Quite a gamble! (8)

10 No substitute in it (6) 11 King and Queen incarcerating evil assassin (6)

12 Stupefy — with

talk? (3)

13 Belittle setback (5) 15 He has personal

roundabout! (5)

17 It may not always be

worth waiting for (3) 19 Courage — and where it comes from sometimes? (6)

21 Trendy party getting nothing right — but weatherproof! (6) 23 Foreign city girl (8) 24 Catch? On this —

could be nasty! (4) 25 Bitterness about one ignoring deep feeling (10)

DOWN

2 Business anxiety (7) 3 Sort of lidos highly

esteemed (5) 4 Making mistake costs

fish its head (6) 5 Chests? Certainly not

whole bodies! (6) 6 Avoids detection — and the truth, too, before subdued (4,3) 7 Right name (5) 14 New rear, etc, he’ll

provide (7)

16 Feeling movement

under way (7) 17 At which very good service is much appreciated (6) 18 Animal — and one

disturbed bird! (6) 20 Prepared to move

smoothly (5) 22 Material only garden importer can supply (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Western (10) 8 Unwrap (4)

9 Game of chance (8) 10 Human (6) 11 Murderer (6)

12 Fuel (3)

13 Rap (5)

15 Possessor (5) 17 Rubbish dump (3) 19 Wine holder (6) 21 Within the home (6) 23 Italian city (8) 24 Pointed metal

piece (4) 25 Indignation (10)

DOWN

2 Anxiety (7)

3 False gods (5) 4 Slipping up (6) 5 Tree parts (6) 6 Hides (4,3) 7 Designation (5) 14 Supplier (7) 16 Passion (7)

17 Ball game (6) 18 Bird (6) 20 Lubricated (5) 22 Strong material (5)