Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Account that shows balance (9) 8 Wit upset church more than once (5)

10 Mathematic­al crawler (5)

12 Swan enclosure (3)

13 Suppress a joke (3)

14 Need to rearrange garden (4) 15 Instructio­ns that may be holy (6)

16 Tried working, exhausted (5) 18 Hidden a crane away (6)

20 Lies about some land (4)

22 Truth about groove (3)

23 Energy savings scheme (3) 24 Duty finds husband in the middle (5)

25 Comment to a team (5) 26 Convenienc­e for mild soldiers (9)

DOWN

2 Nonsense food (5)

3 Afterwards from both ends (4) 4 Limited yours truly to changing gear (6)

5 Elbow uncovered with force (5) 6 Complete cane constructi­on for delivery (9)

7 Did well to be decent about second journalist (9)

9 Mythical creature and dog have neat arrangemen­t (7)

11 Fades, having to include relatives (7)

15 Raw material from forest (3) 17 Purpose of camping? (6)

19 Credit single witch (5)

21 Courage to get small tree (5) 23 Speed puts pressure on expert (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Declaratio­n (9) 8 On two occasions (5) 10 Viper (5)

12 Writing implement (3) 13 Choke (3)

14 Genesis place (4) 15 Commands (6) 16 Weary (5)

18 Secret (6)

20 Wight or Man? (4) 22 Furrow (3)

23 Vigour (3)

24 Routine task (5) 25 Stage whisper (5) 26 Chivalrous chaps (9)

DOWN

2 Type of offal (5) 3 At that time (4) 4 Insufficie­nt (6) 5 Prod gently (5) 6 Remark (9) 7 Flourished (9) 9 Half-man, half horse (7) 11 Fathers (7) 15 Mineral (3) 17 Determined (6) 19 Old woman (5) 21 Backbone (5) 23 Stride (4)

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