Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Stiffly have argument (4) 4 Nile made meandering course (4) 6 Girl at a swimming contest (4) 8 Betting on a new bridge (4) 11 Ruined boss cries (4) 13 Diabolical, as I can’t move (7) 14 Partner’s painting (3) 16 Big order for lager (5) 18 Stop a student being trite (5) 21 Get beaten, having nothing vague (5) 22 Cool about new punctuation mark (5) 24 Elizabeth’s wager (3) 25 Saw was hardly chilled (7) 28 Always in same version (4) 30 Uncovered painting (4) 31 Language in queer sentence (4) 32 Small group, owing to time (4) 33 He will find terrible place (4)

DOWN

1 Throw sots out (4) 2 Unexciting apartment (4) 3 Bails out chap (5) 4 Family dog returns ball endlessly (3) 5 Point a set out (4) 7 Left coal production in the area (5) 9 Friend and expert in building (6) 10 Place of birth? (5) 12 Reportedly start race for ingredient (4) 15 Relaxed in desert conditions (6) 17 Batman’s bird? (5) 19 Observe sound (4) 20 Somehow enrol hermit (5) 23 Viking has right to pry about (5) 24 Bishop, elderly but brave (4) 26 Shape youngster with energy (4) 27 Trade in lead forms (4) 29 Beastly medic? (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Quarrel (4) 4 Stripe (4) 6 Fete (4) 8 Hand width (4) 11 Weeps (4) 13 Fiendish (7) 14 Craft (3) 16 Huge (5) 18 Hackneyed (5) 21 Unattached (5) 22 Intestine part (5) 24 Gamble (3) 25 Spotted (7) 28 Constantly (4) 30 Naked (4) 31 Gaelic (4) 32 Twosome (4) 33 Hades (4)

DOWN

1 Chuck (4) 2 Accidental (4) 3 Herb (5) 4 Scientist’s room (3) 5 Compass point (4) 7 Nearest pub (5) 9 Royal residence (6) 10 Relating to birth (5) 12 Milky dessert (4) 15 Paused (6) 17 Small bird (5) 19 Memo (4) 20 Recluse (5) 23 Scandinavian (5) 24 Courageous (4) 26 Shape of dice (4) 27 Transaction (4) 29 Animal doctor (3)