Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Entrusted with oxidation (4)

4 Terribly evil, as it happens (4)

6 Quiet expert has speed (4)

8 Old chap from the country (4) 11 Goes on at horses (4)

13 Entertainer turning to

drama (7)

14 Pressure to get a French

joke (3)

16 Batman’s sidekick broke biro

on first night (5)

18 Spilt a rum on large painting (5) 21 Revolutionary left nine out (5) 22 A sovereign for a stationery

item (5)

24 Facts in emergency (3)

25 Watched sentry and

journalist (7)

28 Rage about clothing (4)

30 Bird at two parties (4)

31 Note boy is happy (4)

32 Advertise bung (4)

33 Give out wrong time (4)

DOWN

1 Grooms have space (4)

2 Bench sent east (4)

3 Roman destroyed house (5)

4 Member of whole group (3)

5 College of note, possibly (4)

7 She can be heard at

Christmas (5)

9 Full-grown graduate has true

style (6)

10 Place of birth? (5)

12 Drive pins round (4)

15 Joined team (6)

17 Tolerate daughter having

facial hair (5)

19 Called for step (4)

20 The French girl is

permissible (5)

23 Countryside in Outer Urals (5) 24 Understanding German

epitaph (4)

26 Fate affected mood (4)

27 Idiot gets told off (4)

29 Encourage farm produce (3)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Corrosion (4)

4 Exist (4)

6 Stride (4)

8 Muscat’s state (4) 11 Scolds (4) 13 Bullfighter (7)

14 Play on words (3) 16 Redbreast (5)

18 Wall painting (5) 21 Bolshevik leader (5) 22 Monarch (5) 24 Information (3) 25 Cautious (7)

28 Cog (4)

30 Extinct bird (4) 31 Pleased (4)

32 Stopper (4)

33 Radiate (4)

DOWN

1 Chamber (4)

2 Chair (4)

3 Stately home (5)

4 Limb (3)

5 Public school (4)

7 Festive hymn (5)

9 Ripe (6)

10 Relating to labour (5) 12 Rotate (4)

15 Merged (6)

17 Goatee (5)

19 Ladder part (4)

20 Lawful (5)

23 Rustic (5)

24 Grasp (4)

26 Destiny (4)

27 Fool (4)

29 Ovum (3)