Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Doctor about to get extra (4) 4 Element of victory? (4)

6 Terribly evil, as it happens (4) 8 Long story about a gas (4) 11 Clambering around youth (4) 13 Place is oddly exceptiona­l (7) 14 Pam struggled in some current (3)

16 Nervous part of speech (5) 18 Defeats pulses (5)

21 Sent out with European kids (5) 22 Moving near a venue (5)

24 Fired with fury (3)

25 States air came off (7)

28 Race around some land (4)

30 Dish gone west (4)

31 Hire in Brentwood (4)

32 Blessed heartless lady after laugh (4)

33 Muse about creatures (4)

DOWN

1 Great deal of service (4) 2 Changed gear in anger (4) 3 Strange tale about island resort (5)

4 Meg returned something valuable (3)

5 Discard in tip (4)

7 Virginia to hire a domestic (5) 9 Look for a very quiet listener (6) 10 An appealing sort of accent (5) 12 Corrupt foundation (4) 15 Threaten chaps with expert (6) 17 Gets closer from one arsenal (5) 19 Part of Far East (4)

20 Poles are setting trap (5) 23 Improve morning and finish (5) 24 Chin-wagging a bit (4)

26 Time to order something (4) 27 Tools breaking laws (4)

29 Shout about railway (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Additional (4) 4 Precious metal (4) 6 Exist (4)

8 Epic tale (4)

11 Young sheep (4) 13 Particular (7)

14 Unit of current (3) 16 Anxious (5) 18 Thrashes (5) 21 Adolescent­s (5) 22 Amphitheat­re (5) 24 Wrath (3)

25 USA (7)

28 Land measuremen­t (4) 30 Casserole (4) 31 Lease (4)

32 Sacred (4) 33 Flightless birds (4)

DOWN

1 Large amount (4)

2 Rant (4)

3 Israeli resort (5) 4 Jewel (3)

5 Discard (4) 7 Servant (5) 9 Seem (6)

10 Sharp (5) 12 Platform (4) 15 Liability (6) 17 Approaches (5) 19 Region (4)

20 Type of drum (5) 23 Correct (5)

24 Move slowly (4) 26 Object (4) 27 Pointed tools (4) 29 Weep (3)

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