Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Eros spilt pink wine (4)

4 Tuna-mad relation (4)

6 The French outwardly vary tax (4)

8 The burden we bear (4) 11 Transport in basic arsenal (4) 13 Claimed to be wrong about doctors (7)

14 Layabout in loafers (3)

16 Scheme involves one flyer (5) 18 Alan’s mad about the organ (5) 21 Contributo­r performed rondo (5) 22 Cast worth using (5)

24 Appearing to have food (3) 25 Diabolical, as I can’t move (7) 28 Encounter report of beef, say (4) 30 Decorate with alcohol? (4)

31 Forest contains raw materials (4) 32 Blue feathers (4)

33 Reported stream of ice (4) DOWN 1 Space for cleaner to remove top (4)

2 Ingredient in his pudding (4) 3 Summarise wild caper (5)

4 Port gets Ray drunk (3)

5 Stiffly have argument (4)

7 Virginia finds cover correct (5) 9 Cancel directions to entrance (6) 10 Instrument to fix stair (5) 12 Continuing like this anon (4)

15 A cat in charge at a very small level (6)

17 Left coal production in the vicinity (5)

19 Second actor is a fake (4) 20 Exchange roles with no-hoper (5) 23 Wife to tear off for a drink (5) 24 Walk like a policeman (4)

26 Nothing about a tack (4)

27 Yield a plant ovule, say (4)

29 One worked for a long time (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Flower (4)

4 Female relative (4) 6 Duty (4) 8 Responsibi­lity (4) 11 Vehicles (4) 13 Relating to healthcare (7)

14 Fool (3)

16 Aviator (5)

18 Of the nose (5) 21 Benefactor (5) 22 Chuck (5) 24 Vegetable (3) 25 Demonic (7) 28 Converge (4)

30 Shoe fastening (4) 31 Minerals (4) 32 Depressed (4)

33 Ice sheet (4) DOWN 1 Chamber (4) 2 Potato (4)

3 Go over again (5) 4 Scottish port (3) 5 Quarrel (4) 7 Authentic (5) 9 Nullify (6)

10 Indian instrument (5) 12 Shortly (4) 15 Nuclear (6) 17 Neighbouri­ng (5) 19 Bogus (4) 20 Also-ran (5) 23 Adam’s ale (5) 24 Walk heavily (4) 26 Metal fastener (4) 27 Surrender (4)

29 Era (3)

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