Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Charge novice to touch (4) 4 Knave is card (4) 6 Iron, thanks to cheese (4) 8 Brooding about god (4) 11 Attorney finds politician wet (4) 13 Succinct, putting the French prisoner in charge (7) 14 Perform in Clacton (3) 16 Approximately translated into Latin (5) 18 Story is loud and competent (5) 21 Rows, sobbing out loud (5) 22 German male forced to shine (5) 24 Insect of character, say (3) 25 Mistake involves one registered animal (7) 28 Naval bird? (4) 30 Look for shelter by right (4) 31 God of the roses (4) 32 Doctor sees work decrease (4) 33 Riot set off by group (4)
DOWN
1 Dunce’s dessert (4) 2 The picture contains story (4) 3 Health worker and Frenchman throwing dice (5) 4 Preserve a lot of traffic (3) 5 Superman’s county? (4) 7 Understood attic collapsed (5) 9 Harm barrier, with time (6) 10 Peer has broken bone left inside (5) 12 Walk at speed (4) 15 Bistro gets artist some wine (6) 17 Foe has viral problem (5) 19 Blasted a colour, say (4) 20 Keen to agree to change (5) 23 Youth is insignificant (5) 24 Bishop, elderly but brave (4) 26 Dread fare changes (4) 27 Therefore in another goal (4) 29 More polite with salesman (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Sense (4) 4 Face card (4) 6 Greek cheese (4) 8 Norse deity (4) 11 Moist (4) 13 Concise (7) 14 Behave (3) 16 About (5) 18 Myth (5) 21 Layers (5) 22 Glisten (5) 24 Hive member (3) 25 Long-necked mammal (7) 28 Small bird (4) 30 Ogle (4) 31 Greek Cupid (4) 32 Fall (4) 33 Threesome (4)
DOWN
1 Idiot (4) 2 On a grand scale (4) 3 Doctor (5) 4 Preserve (3) 5 English county (4) 7 Implied (5) 9 Injure (6) 10 Magnanimous (5) 12 Stride (4) 15 Wine bottle (6) 17 Opponent (5) 19 Gusted (4) 20 Avid (5) 23 Child (5) 24 Courageous (4) 26 Phobia (4) 27 Thus (4) 29 Agent (3)