TAKE A BREAK

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Garment right that covers

born criminal (6)

5 Area within location for

splendid house (6) 8 Concept used in Madrid

earlier (4)

9 Raging beast devours men

in cellar (8)

10 Study showing doctor is

English (8)

11 Common sense for us

French (4)

12 Mail perhaps from king in

love (6)

15 Way Shirley cleaned out

trunk (6)

17 Go to wound as Casca (4) 19 Plant fake diamond (8) 22 Offering strange bait

swallowed by cat (8) 23 About end of dinner

expert gets port (4) 24 Dim to confine two dukes

in row (6)

25 Not so much to do in class

(6)

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2 Directive from senior

Derryman (5)

3 Victor abroad excitedly

shows swagger (7) 4 Teacher to talk endlessly

(5)

5 Hold police party on ship

(7)

6 Unfortunately no elm tree

(5)

7 Firm changed menus: what

will diners do? (7) 13 Riotous satire about new

drink (7)

14 Breathing space regarding

nastiness (7)

16 Shouts from son twice

drinking best (7)

18 Black Country is boring (5) 20 Invalidate yearbook removing second article (5)

21 Frantic Argonauts carrying

load (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Violent thief (6)

5 Royal residence (6) 8 Notion (4)

9 Low storey (8)

10 Learned written work (8) 11 Gumption (4)

12 Metal suit (6)

15 Method (6)

17 Attempt (4)

19 Irish national emblem (8) 22 Drink poured in honour (8) 23 Land measure (4)

24 Oar (6)

25 Teaching session (6)

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2 Command (5) 3 Impressive boldness (7) 4 Jewish scholar (5) 5 Own (7) 6 Citrus fruit (5) 7 Devour (7)

13 Greek wine (7) 14 Temporary relief (7) 16 Piercing cries (7) 18 Insipid (5) 20 Cancel (5) 21 Freight (5)