Irish Daily Mirror

Two’s Company

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This puzzle has two grids and a choice of two clues for each answer. The challenge is to decide which answer should go in which grid. We’ve solved two clues to give you a start.

ACROSS

1 Simultaneo­us occurrence of events • One who worries excessivel­y about their health (13)

8 Small round loaf • State of the American Midwest (4)

9 Extreme pain • Form of quartz (5)

10 Alcoholic grape drink • — Rivers, late controvers­ial comedian (4)

13 — Bale, Hollywood actor • Chief in importance (9)

16 Anticipate • Rarely (6)

18 — Piggott, legendary jockey • Take on loan (6)

19 Capital of Ghana • Join together (5)

20 Hang around • Having a meal (6)

22 Unit equal to eight pints • Shingle (6)

27 Southern polar region • — egg, fluffy breakfast food (9)

30 Stiff paper • Utensil (4)

31 Ringo —, Beatles drummer • Journal (5)

32 Marble —, London landmark • Satan’s abode (4)

33 Housing • Illusory perception (13)

DOWN

2 Ivy League university • Breathe in sleepily (4)

3 Caribbean music genre • Scottish delicacy (6)

4 Country • Top number in bingo (6)

5 Identical sibling? • Soon (4)

6 Period of 60 seconds • Autumn-flowering bulb (6)

7 Plaster — a wall, eg • — Neil, TV political commentato­r (6)

11 Stylish • Thickening agent (4)

12 Princess Royal • — rail, internal wall divider (4)

14 Backbone • Home —, Macauley Culkin movie (5)

15 Countrysid­e fence crossing • Motivation, impetus (5)

17 Spoil • Pull hard (3)

18 Implore • — behind, hang back (3)

20 Reduce in rank • Item left in a will (6)

21 Narrow part of a bottle • Dame — Everage, Barry Humphries character (4)

23 Stink • Line about which something pivots (4)

24 Zero • Active, energetic (6)

25 Northern European sea • Element discovered by Marie Curie (6)

26 Gained points in football • Fairy king in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (6)

28 — Idle, Monty Python comedian • Tofu bean (4)

29 Protagonis­t • Therefore (4)

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