Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Total zero at sport (4) 4 Presenter shot off (4) 6 Pace around in cloak (4)8 Always in same version (4) 11 Mile away from fruit (4) 13 Collier finds a large rock (7) 14 Kitty is a dish (3) 16 Put off being freed indefinite­ly (5) 18 A flat turned out to be lethal (5) 21 Actions in legal agreements (5) 22 Stares at torn pages (5) 24 Pass out of recollecti­on (3) 25 Non-specific officer (7) 28 Incline to be thin (4) 30 Lead off to the valley (4) 31 In total sobriety as well (4) 32 Small group, owing to time (4) 33 Notice blemish (4)

DOWN

1 Most employees have to stop (4) 2 Mine changed in manner (4) 3 Dish as ordered by boy (5) 4 Edge of the material (3) 5 Reportedly nailed sensitivit­y (4) 7 Quietly lied about being neatly arranged (5) 9 Sign about a shrew (6) 10 Summarise wild caper (5) 12 Weapon gets record points (4) 15 Trial or trade (6) 17 Reportedly doomed to be honoured(5) 19 Thanks to students being lanky (4) 20 The French girl is permissibl­e (5) 23 Feeling that may be common (5) 24 Temperatur­e that can be caught (4) 26 Ask hoarsely for a file (4) 27 Remaining to one side (4) 29 Devour in one attempt (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Japanese wrestling (4) 4 Party-giver (4) 6 Headland (4) 8 Constantly (4) 11 Shade of green (4) 13 Ore (7) 14 Cooking vessel (3) 16 Postpone (5) 18 Deadly (5) 21 Feats (5) 22 Stares openmouthe­d (5) 24 Mountain pass (3) 25 Widespread (7) 28 Without fat (4) 30 Glen (4) 31 Too (4) 32 Twosome (4) 33 Location (4)

DOWN

1 Stalk (4) 2 Demeanour (4) 3 Dressed leaves (5) 4 Border (3) 5 Diplomacy (4) 7 Stacked (5) 9 Harridan (6) 10 Go over again (5) 12 Fencing sword (4) 15 Trauma (6) 17 Celebrated (5) 19 Big (4) 20 Lawful (5) 23Smell, sight, eg (5) 24 Chilly (4) 26 Coarse file (4) 27 Departed (4) 29 Consume (3)

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