Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
Mark ruined Wild capers satin (5) produce tricky Arrive on time situation (6) to see celestial Follow queue (4) object (5) Declare at
Whip pet (3) cricket match (6) Conscious Alan’s mad about of a battle to the organ (5) the east (5) Student acted Tries rearranging oddly (5) rituals (5) Raw material Study of from forest (3) cadences (3) Fix chaps Talented with on the day (4) a drink (3) Dish is missing Is more when not than one? (3) there (4) Confused a Nurse translating year with a symbols (5) shorter time (3) I’m a moving Greeting as target (3) lute played (6) Animal
Devours a in glasses (3) set recipe (4) 20 Feel kind a
The French bout animal (3) politician finds 22 Join a illumination (4) religious man (3) Takes out 24 Last small cuts (6) performance
29 Verse from with artist Roderick (3) to the stars (6) Crawler, 25 For every boy is when quiet (3) individual (6) Started Time to with sailor (3) change Mali
34 Drama language (5) about barge (3) 28 Food and very City for cavorting quiet beer pairs (5) outside (5) Overturn 29 Work into small tablet (5) soup recipe (4) 38 Bother at 30 Language a party (3) in another
Hard stuff that’s sentence (4) a bargain, say (5) Maiden’s
40 Tell engineer assistant (4) about talk Copy of show (5) tapestry (3) Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror
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4 5 6 7 8 15 17 19 27 33 35 QUICK CLUES
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1 Blemish (5)
5 Tailed star (5)
9 Feline mammal (3) 10 Alert (5)
11 Rituals (5)
12 Lair (3)
13 Beer (3)
14 Plural of is (3)
16 Period of time (3)
18 Greet (6)
21 Consumes (4)
23 Light (4)
26 Sirloins (6)
29 Poem (3)
31 Serpent (3)
32 Pitch (3)
34 Male sheep (3)
36 European capital (5) 37 Upset (5)
38 Fuss (3)
39 Alloy (5)
40 Woman’s name (5)
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Abrade (6)
Animal’s appendage (4)
3 Affirm (6)
4 Of the nose (5)
5 Military student (5) 6 Mineral (3)
7 Repair (4)
8 Carrying salver (4) 15 Ancient symbols (5) 17 Goal (3)
19 Donkey (3)
20 Moose (3)
22 Append (3)
24 Stellar (6)
25 Human being (6)
27 Asian language (5) 28 Fruit (5)
29 Work of art (4)
30 Gaelic (4)
33 Attendant (4)
35 Primate (3) 1 2