Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Seaman sat playing in some water (6,3)

8 Suspend new padre (5)

10 Snap top off with laugh (5) 12 Offence of losing (3)

13 Slide around cap (3)

14 Help make a wager (4)

15 Say again about fuel (6)

16 Angry sign (5)

18 Father gets woman hurried (6)

20 Afterwards from both ends (4) 22 Swan enclosure (3)

23 Supporter of green sport? (3) 24 Isolated a section (5)

25 Talk at zero speed (5)

26 Restock gets helpers in trouble (9)

DOWN

2 A foundation is corrupt (5) 3 Mine changed in manner (4) 4 Planes flying to city (6)

5 Wear down queen with poem (5)

6 Awarded in confused era (9) 7 Competitor gives prisoner offer (9)

9 Baseball player in the jug (7) 11 This rep turned out to be a fashion icon (7)

15 He’s on the staff (3)

17 Learnt about regular payment (6)

19 Small step into void (5) 21 No tails in the shade, perhaps (5)

23 Won’t change address (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Part of South Pacific (6,3) 8 Hang (5)

10 Picture (5) 12 Transgress­ion (3) 13 Cover (3)

14 Aid in crime (4) 15 Iterate (6)

16 Irate (5)

18 Rushed (6) 20 At that time (4) 22 Writing implement (3) 23 Golf peg (3) 24 Separate (5) 25 Speak in public (5)

26 Fill up again (9)

DOWN

2 Humiliate (5) 3 Demeanour (4) 4 Italian city (6) 5 Wear away (5) 6 20th century era (9) 7 Contestant (9) 9 Ewer (7)

11 Trendy person (7) 15 Stick (3)

17 Hire charge (6) 19 Gap (5)

21 Coin side (5) 23 Urban area (4)

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