Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
Growth at factory (5)
Take off costume (5) Bragged about scrap (3)
A riot out of proportion (5) Avoid first woman to have a key (5) Point to the Spanish swimmer (3) Whip pet (3) Faced with expert (3)
Great deal of flotsam (3)
Last to finish by river (6)
Thus repeatedly mediocre (2-2) Element of victory? (4) Shake with most remorse (6)
29 Sign from galleon (3)
Fuss at a party (3)
Study of cadences (3)
34 United, embracing fool (3)
Three ran that way (5)
Firm about socialist beliefs (5)
38 Atmosphere in Cairo (3)
Steer away from pines, say (5)
40 Loser exchanged
parts (5) 1 5 9 10 11 12
13 14
16 18 21 23 26 31 32 36 37 39
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Outline is almost exact (6) The French find Virginia hot stuff (4) A portal’s made of stones (6) Pace rated incorrectly (5) Guide a bullock (5) Fasten around the neck (3) Trolley contains bun (4) Agreement sounds full (4) Fixed copper colour (5) Low-flying bird (3)
Hardly returning ton (3)
20 The golfer’s
conceit (3)
22 Now employees have to be obliged (3)
24 Trial or trade (6) 25 Terribly snide ourside right cafes (6) Evaluates speeds (5)
28 Heath has time to get car (5)
29 Ultimate cobbler’s tool (4)
30 Formerly cone-shaped (4) Creepy-sounding lake (4)
Fired with wrath (3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 17 19 27 33 35
Solutions in Monday’s Irish Daily Mirror QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Organism (5)
5 Undress (5)
9 Duster (3)
10 Scale (5)
11 Dodge (5)
12 Long fish (3)
13 Feline (3)
14 Playing card (3)
16 Auction item (3) 18 Suffer (6)
21 Average (2-2)
23 Precious metal (4) 26 Quake (6)
29 Zodiac Lion (3)
31 Bother (3)
32 Lair (3)
34 Louse’s egg (3)
36 In that place (5) 37 Set of beliefs (5) 38 Manner (3)
39 Large shrubs (5) 40 Characters (5)
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Summary (6)
Molten rock (4) Banded minerals (6) Step (5)
Navigate (5)
Bind (3)
Tumble (4)
Alliance (4)
Healed (5) Nocturnal creature (3)
19 Negative (3)
20 Self-image (3)
22 Be indebted to (3) 24 Tough event (6)
25 Restaurants (6)
27 Council tax (5)
28 Engine (5)
29 Final (4)
30 On one occasion (4) 33 Great Lake (4)
35 Anger (3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 17