Double trouble
Each clue leads to two answers which differ from each other by one letter. You must decide which is the correct one. For example, the two possible answers to 1A are TORRID and TORPID - the answer to 3D will reveal which one is correct.
Solutions in Monday’s Irish Mirror
ACROSS
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1 Passionate, or arid
Apathetic, sluggish (6)
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5 Outspoken Neighbourhood pub (5)
• 9 Door joint Slight trace of colour (5)
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10 Risk taker Hiker (7)
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11 Very small, minute
Jack —, deadpan comedian (3)
• 12 Motivational influence
Ingenious, resourceful (9)
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13 Academic qualification Formal order (6)
• 15 Longest river in the UK Harsh (6)
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19 Flaky deposit left in kettles
Arrangement of events used as a measure of duration (9)
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21 Mythical bird
— Laver, former tennis player (3)
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22 Charm and allure
Loud persistent outcry (7)
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23 Number of legs a spider has Battle (5)
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24 Former English royal house
Teach privately (5)
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25 Baby’s toy Flap on a bird’s neck (6)
DOWN
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2 Snow leopard Stupid person (5)
• 3 Proposition, thesis
Guarantee, swear (7)
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4 Draw (from) in source or origin Ridicule (6)
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5 — curd, citrus spread
Evil spirit (5)
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6 Conspire Crash together (7)
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7 Big Canal boat (5)
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8 Used a razor
Protected from light, sunlight (6)
• 14 Order Praise (7)
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16 Heating coil
Merciful, or balmy (7)
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17 Stir the emotions of
Tax on goods produced for the home market (6)
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18 Warren Pushcart (6)
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19 Vision Close-fitting (5)
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20 Clean with an abrasive cloth Vanguard, outrider (5)
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21 Lawful Majestic (5)