Two-speed coffeebreak

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Counter odd note about king (5) 4 Musical about Switzerland is Spanish success initially (5) 7 Rubbish in grotto (3) 9 Scold flier for capturing traitor (6) 11 The picture contains a story (4) 12 Feel modest about growth (3) 13 Force Merlin to fix problem (7) 15 Surpass a celestial event (7) 18 Produce island broadcast (3) 19 Observe a sound (4) 20 Prolific talker about balloon (6) 23 Now employees have to be obliged (3) 24 Feeling that may be common! (5) 25 Smallest amount went stale (5)

DOWN

1 List sent in, playing ping-pong (5,6) 2 Time of underachievement (3) 3 Hardly sending ton back (3) 5 Old exercise left to remove (5) 6 Another look at prophecy (6,5) 8 Rent at new rate (4) 10 Strange spirit (3) 13 Trading apples has an opening (3) 14 Fewer round animal (3) 16 City can produce language (5) 17 Reportedly start race for ingredient (4) 18 Youngster adds copper and boron (3) 21 Law-breaking implement (3) 22 Regard for diocese (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Symbol (5) 4 Board game (5) 7 Decay (3) 9 Chide (6) 11 On a grand scale (4) 12 Type of tree (3) 13 Mechanical fault (7) 15 Exceed (7) 18 Lettuce (3) 19 Musical sound (4) 20 Gossip (6) 23 Be indebted to (3) 24 Taste or touch? (5) 25 Minimum (5)

DOWN

1 Sport (5,6) 2 Age (3) 3 Negative (3) 5 Drive out (5) 6 Clairvoyance (6,5) 8 Rip (4) 10 Alcoholic drink (3) 13 Hole (3) 14 Female sheep (3) 16 Dead language (5) 17 Pudding ingredient (4) 18 Young animal (3) 21 Pointed tool (3) 22 Notice (3)