Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

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Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Part of the play? (4)

4 Chap gets record assistance (4)

6 Item moving in the fourth dimension (4)

8 Equal with one couple (4)

11 Hire in Brentwood (4) 13 Footballer refusing to work (7) 14 Chatting about headwear (3) 16 Resort on the right is more pleasant (5)

18 Tim has one left back at boundary (5)

21 Fish right out of ditch (5) 22 Equestrian clause (5)

24 Number of contents (3) 25 Overtaking is temporary (7) 28 Swim with right weed (4)

30 Still in the venture (4) 31 Brooding about god (4) 32 Discard outbuildin­g (4)

33 A novel once more (4)

DOWN

1 Rends epitaphs (4)

2 Left atmosphere in burrow (4) 3 Rinse out warning device (5) 4 Bird in the nest (3)

5 Scheme to get some land (4) 7 Deserve new timer (5)

9 A trite form of dress (6) 10 Equipment I would find unyielding (5)

12 Afterwards from both ends (4) 15 Hidden a crane away (6)

17 Stop, about to relax (5)

19 Look after thinker (4) 20 Indifferen­t to pressure in new diet (5)

23 Quick to knock with papers (5) 24 Throw sots out (4)

26 Terrible name for tsar (4)

27 Nag about wife getting bite (4)

29 He’s on the staff (3) Quick clues

ACROSS 1 Character (4)

4 Aid (4)

6 Occasion (4)

8 Brace (4)

11 Lease (4)

13 Attacker (7)

14 Sombrero, eg (3) 16 More agreeable (5) 18 Extent (5)

21 Freshwater fish (5) 22 Horseman (5)

24 Decimal base (3) 25 Elapsing (7)

28 Leak (4)

30 Level (4)

31 Norse deity (4)

32 Shack (4)

33 Again (4)

DOWN

1 Tears (4)

2 Den (4)

3 Temptress (5) 4 Domestic fowl (3) 5 Conspiracy (4) 7 Commendati­on (5) 9 Clothing (6)

10 Stiff (5)

12 At that time (4) 15 Secret (6)

17 Desist (5)

19 Intellect (4) 20 Lukewarm (5)

23 Fast (5)

24 Chuck (4)

26 Man’s name (4) 27 Nibble (4)

29 Stick (3)

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