Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 More excited by capital (4) 4 Equal with one couple (4) 6 Rail about fibber (4) 8 First man to find a barrier (4) 11 Cease sending post (4) 13 County has finished with girl (7) 14 Juicer contains cold stuff (3) 16 Real problem with small ray (5) 18 Wild woman within cover (5) 21 School airs off garments (5) 22 Illuminate­d concerning quantity (5) 24 Charge three notes (3) 25 Normal to declare time (7) 28 Wife has pie fragments to brush off (4) 30 Always in same version (4) 31 One rogue hugged leader (4) 32 Meagre sort of hint (4) 33 The burden we bear (4)

DOWN

1 Way out of the Broads (4) 2 Intend to be unpleasant (4) 3 Sails fashioned from plant material (5) 4 In favour of compromise (3) 5 Tear off at speed (4) 7 Finally doesn’t finish a book (5) 9 Medic to lie about being compliant (6) 10 Deserve new timer (5) 12 Ripe design for wharf (4) 15 Church gets call from shrink (6) 17 Bears used as weapon (5) 19 Contend with point in perspectiv­e (4) 20 Suspend new padre (5) 23 Each is extremely behind note (5) 24 Don’t eat quickly (4) 26 A victory on a river (4) 27 God of the roses (4) 29 Spinning around pub (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Italian city (4) 4 Brace (4) 6 Dishonest type (4) 8 Biblical figure (4) 11 Desist (4) 13 Irish region (7) 14 Frozen water (3) 16 Sci-fi weapon? (5) 18 Furious (5) 21 Indian dresses (5) 22 Liquid measure (5) 24 Payment (3) 25 Mediocre (7) 28 Clean (4) 30 Constantly (4) 31 Roman emperor (4) 32 Slender (4) 33 Responsibi­lity (4)

DOWN

1 Street (4) 2 Miserly (4) 3 Plant fibre (5) 4 Expert (3) 5 Scale (4) 7 Collection of maps (5) 9 Submissive (6) 10 Worth (5) 12 Jetty (4) 15 Cower (6) 17 Sword (5) 19 Aspect (4) 20 Hang (5) 23 All (5) 24 Rapid (4) 26 English river (4) 27 Greek deity (4) 29 Tavern (3)

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