2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Mate to punch American (5)

4 To Royal Navy trouble is whirlwind (7)

8 Adult is trapped in feline affair (7)

9 Rocking etc in old-time musical group (5)

10 Drink gallons where plastered member might be? (3, 5)

12 Great asset in Colombo once (4)

14 Is in set with six playing (6) 15 Song with spirit causes harm (6)

18 Some approached in pain (4) 19 Enter age deceptively to get drink (5, 3)

21 Solo for boy on vibraphone at last (5)

22 Three bridge players in silly feminine attire (7)

24 Heard expression, crude perhaps, in confusion (7)

25 Keen listener gathers tips on grapevine (5)

DOWN 1 Colonel's gone wrong in German city (7)

2 Princess thought English expendable (3)

3 Criminal to us, Abel is perfect (8)

4 Lessee brought in often antsy (6)

5 Cricket skipper Joe also right back (4)

6 American off to Saturn? (9)

7 F note playing repeatedly (5) 11 Being beside oneself? (9)

13 Setter has anger about EC idiot (8)

16 Clergyman hides a nuclear device (7)

17 British ultra-sloshed and barbarous (6)

18 Tailor takes a day with fitting (5)

20 Protagonist in Roxburghe romance (4)

23 Hang from gallows again? (3)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Porcelain (5)

4 Twister (7)

8 Go-between (7)

9 Eightsome (5)

10 Cocktail variety (3, 5)

12 Blessing (4)

14 Lives and breathes (6) 15 Weaken (6)

18 Hurt (4)

19 Chinese beverage (5, 3) 21 Unaccompanied (5)

22 Cardigan and jumper (7) 24 Great commotion (7)

25 Zealous (5)

DOWN 1 Scented toilet water (7) 2 Cretan mountain (3)

3 Complete (8)

4 Occupier (6)

5 Origin (4)

6 Space traveller (9)

7 Frequently (5)

11 Person next door (9)

13 Stupid person (8)

16 Atomic power plant (7) 17 Savagely violent (6)

18 Modify (5)

20 Admired man (4)

23 Droop (3)