Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues
ACROSS
1 Officers’ room in
confusion (4)
4 Marched around building (4) 6 Blessed with not as much (4) 8 The burden we bear (4)
11 Doctor, on ship, finds plant
life (4)
13 Resident has Enid converted
to Buddhism (7)
14 A great deal of flotsam (3)
16 Alan’s mad about organ (5) 18 Thanks for every candle (5) 21 Quick to knock with
identification (5)
22 Owlet wrapped in cloth (5) 24 You and I have time to get
soaked (3)
25 Bleat about journalist being
tardy (7)
28 Appear to join, say (4)
30 Challenge to read out (4)
31 Being lower, have to shine (4) 32 Main road is nuisance (4)
33 Incline towards nurse (4)
DOWN
1 Doom ruined tantrum (4)
2 Spurn quiet French article (4) 3 Enemy forced to land (5)
4 Creature of masses (3)
5 A great many shot off (4)
7 Arson involved navigation
aid (5)
9 Cancel directions to
entrance (6)
10 Wines displayed strength (5) 12 Hit pals around (4)
15 Musical chap (6)
17 Dish as ordered by boy (5)
19 Stop throwing pans (4)
20 Film about British
dissident (5)
23 Left omen about fruit (5)
24 Turn in gale (4)
26 Accept Kate is different (4) 27 Reversible action? (4)
29 Encourage farm produce (3)
Quick clues
ACROSS
1 Untidy state (4)
4 Bridge shape (4) 6 Fewer (4)
8 Responsibility (4) 11 Lawn growth (4) 13 Inhabitant (7)
14 Auction item (3) 16 Of the nose (5) 18 Get narrower (5) 21 Speedy (5)
22 Drying cloth (5) 24 Moist (3)
25 Overdue (7)
28 Appear (4)
30 Be brave
enough (4)
31 Radiate (4)
32 Heave (4)
33 Look after (4)
DOWN
1 State of mind (4)
2 Reject (4)
3 Middle Eastern
country (5)
4 Donkey (3)
5 Presenter (4)
7 Echo-sounding (5) 9 Nullify (6)
10 Tendon (5)
12 Strike (4)
15 Man’s name (6)
17 Cold meal (5)
19 Cooking vessels (4) 20 Insurgent (5)
23 Fruit (5)
24 Breeze (4)
26 Seize (4)
27 Document (4)
29 Ovum (3)