Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues ACROSS
1 It grows in street (4)
4 Ought to edit smut (4)
6 Great game is played (4)
8 Sharp as a group of
detectives (4)
11 Eccentric message (4)
13 Claimed to be working in
tens (7)
14 Charming with member (3)
16 Finished with a type of food (5) 18 Wild woman in top (5)
21 Land is small nuisance (5)
22 Instrument to fix stair (5)
24 Set broken leg (3)
25 Aunt is travelling around
island nation (7)
28 Still in the venture (4)
30 Contented with
accommodation (4)
31 Aide made odd impression (4) 32 Good time for report (4)
33 Most employees have to
stop (4)
DOWN
1 Dorothy comes back with a warty creature (4)
2 The picture contains story (4) 3 Summarise wild caper (5)
4 Male sheep returns to ruin (3) 5 Some time in Outer
Mongolia (4)
7 German to cry at parties (5)
9 Colour gives church a lift (6)
10 Number enjoy something (5) 12 Attorney volunteers facts (4) 15 Endlessly bringing up fruit (6) 17 Leave Adriatic resort (5)
19 Horrid and terribly evil (4)
20 Old-fashioned appointment
with daughter (5)
23 Nurse translating symbols (5) 24 Big problem with large slick (4) 26 Chair sent east (4)
27 Tiny part of a cat (4)
29 Victory gives one Frenchman
energy (3)
Quick clues
ACROSS
1 Large shrub (4) 4 Is obliged to (4) 6 Extremely (4)
8 Sour liquid (4)
11 Stiff paper (4)
13 In base ten (7)
14 Limb (3)
16 Spaghetti, eg (5) 18 Furious (5)
21 Madrid’s state (5) 22 Indian instrument (5) 24 Solidify (3)
25 African country (7) 28 Level (4)
30 Canvas shelter (4) 31 Notion (4)
32 Explosion (4)
33 Stalk (4)
DOWN
1 Amphibian (4)
2 On a grand scale (4) 3 Go over again (5)
4 Spoil (3)
5 Expression (4)
7 Charity soirees (5)
9 Shade of red (6)
10 Integer (5)
12 Information (4)
15 Dried grape (6)
17 Divide (5)
19 Disgusting (4)
20 Obsolete (5)
23 Ancient letters (5) 24 Fluent (4)
26 Bench (4)
27 Particle (4)
29 Vigour (3)