Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Pets turn out to be a blight (4) 4 Metal guide (4)

6 Bore about dress (4)

8 Need to rearrange the garden (4) 11 Beer gets nothing from plant (4) 13 Regret concerning code (7) 14 Rewarded with conflict (3) 16 Thanks for every candle (5) 18 Oddly poses as lawmen (5) 21 Fellow to retry plan (5)

22 Article with yours truly as subject (5)

24 Drone about character, say (3) 25 Conclusion not quite so permanent (7)

28 Study time of damage (4)

30 Satisfy nation without time (4) 31 A study of port (4)

32 Insult indistinct­ly (4)

33 Student in wager to sing loudly (4) DOWN 1 Look noble (4)

2 Most employees have to stop (4) 3 Criticise Sunday dinner (5)

4 Sign from galleon (3)

5 It’s expensive, darling (4)

7 Cry at broken table (5)

9 Send down notes, to me indirectly (6)

10 New rose turned out to be European (5)

12 We’re off to get a jug (4)

15 Stop and apprehend (6)

17 Pleas about rings (5)

19 Discard outbuildin­g (4) 20 Journalist gets soldiers to improve (5)

23 Come in from barren terrain (5) 24 Chief sobs uncontroll­ably (4) 26 Pleased with simplicity (4)

27 Teas brewed behind (4)

29 Hearsay about organ (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Nuisance (4) 4 Element (4)

6 Gown (4)

8 Genesis place (4) 11 Soothing plant (4) 13 Contrition (7) 14 Battle (3)

16 Narrow (5) 18 Sheriff’s gang (5) 21 Mr Wogan? (5) 22 Topic (5)

24 Insect (3)

25 Eternal (7)

28 Impact mark (4) 30 Fulfil (4)

31 M East port (4) 32 Slight (4) 33 Waistband (4) DOWN 1 Aristocrat (4) 2 Stalk (4)

3 Cook in oil (5) 4 Constellat­ion (3) 5 Precious (4) 7 Sheep’s noise (5) 9 Relegate (6) 10 Scandinavi­an (5) 12 Pitcher (4)

15 Halt (progress) (6) 17 Chimes (5)

19 Shack (4)

20 Correct (5)

23 Go in (5)

24 Leader (4)

26 Relax (4)

27 Chair (4)

29 Body part (3)

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