TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 A bit cruel, converting to

oil (9) 6 Chuck’s bashful (3) 8 Work hard and invest

pounds inside (5) 9 Fantastic bodies about

right to undress (7) 10 Fake gem, Ireland’s

emblem (8) 11 Dust kicked round breeding

farm (4) 13 Smoker’s receptacle not

hot when missing (6) 14 Second statement of

beliefs is long piece of

writing (6) 17 Waistband from small tree

(4) 19 Large ditches disrupt N

Chester (8) 22 Ship’s officer admits also

having command (7) 23 Jockey’s additional clause

(5) 24 Jump in, lose five, and end

(3) 25 Spaceman cut as moon

fragmented (9)

DOWN

1 Leans over sets of items (5) 2 Obvious two creatures

left inside (7) 3 I call out loud for gelato

(3,5) 4 Cite article two out loud

(6) 5 No problem, even for

Texan spy (4) 6 Rush to small bird (5) 7 Produce Edward

surrendered (7) 12 Situation in coarse rioting

(8) 13 Put on as expected (7) 15 Australian mammal is

chained, appallingly (7) 16 Generates varieties of

animal (6) 18 Drift in Amundsen Sea (5) 20 Parade strengthener (5) 21 First Lady always in church

but not ordained (4) COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Add oil to (9) 6 Bashful (3) 8 Drudge (5) 9 Remove clothing (7) 10 Irish emblem (8) 11 Collar fastener (4) 13 (Lead) into sin (6) 14 Layer of mortar (6) 17 Style of window (4) 19 Deep ditches (8) 22 Authority (7) 23 Horseman (5) 24 Gaming cube (3) 25 Russian space traveller (9)

DOWN

1 Itemises (5) 2 Obvious (7) 3 Frozen confection (3,5) 4 Cite (as evidence) (6) 5 Simple (4) 6 Bolt (5) 7 Accepted defeat (7) 12 Plot outline (8) 13 Feigned (7) 15 Spiny anteater (7) 16 Generates (6) 18 Be aware of (5) 20 Confident walk (5) 21 Secular (4)