TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Abandons the trenches (7) 5 When I must be seen in

very large fertile spot (5) 8 No mud mixed in heap (5) 9 Brie mum cooked for

English city resident? (7) 10 Mottled horse crooked and

hairless (8)

11 Cut metal fasteners

back (4)

13 Fabricate lie, say, without

difficulty (6)

15 Look for chaser on the

loose (6)

18 We return after six for

judgement (4)

19 Germs from rotten crab I

ate (8)

22 For a bit of lunch, ain ’ t

free (7)

23 Steer convertible and

synchronise again (5) 24 Herb’s occasion,

reportedly (5)

25 Poor Limey circles posh car

with festive cheer (7)

DOWN

1 Send me off to English

estate (7)

2 Cuter sort of peace

agreement (5)

3 Made merry, like

Cinderella’s prince? (3,1,4) 4 Bustle around, it’s

implied (6)

5 Work to mix soup (4) 6 Meeting for students

remains disrupted (7) 7 Expensive and hard to

climb (5)

12 Reprimand Rex, college

instructor (8)

14 Vague mark in TV

channel (7)

16 Lay the rocks next to

hospital well (7)

17 Poor man with mug wants

this much champagne (6) 18 Jump over the

underground chamber (5) 20 Roast? I remove a Swiss

dish (5)

21 Leap about, being very

light (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Abandons (7)

5 Desert haven (5)

8 Bank of earth (5)

9 Slang name for someone

from Birmingham (7) 10 Brown and white horse (8) 11 Bargain (4)

13 Readily (6)

15 A good look (6)

18 Aspect (4)

19 Microbes (8)

22 Let loose (7)

23 Adjust (a clock) (5) 24 Aromatic herb (5) 25 Blithely (7)

DOWN

1 Lands of an estate (7) 2 Ceasefire (5) 3 Enjoyed oneself (3,1,4) 4 Artful (6)

5 Musical work (4) 6 Conference (7) 7 Immerse (5) 12 University teacher (8) 14 Vague (7)

16 Fit (7)

17 Large bottle (6) 18 Crypt (5)

20 Swiss potato dish (5) 21 Ashen (4)