Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

-

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Craftsman’s mother and child (5) 5 Old tales varied (5) 9 Is more than one? (3) 10 Praise former spouse bringing lot back (5) 11 Instrument to fix stair (5) 12 Bird flew low (3) 13 Rubbish in statistics (3) 14 He’s good at karate (3) 16 May return some food (3) 18 Festival involving a steer (6) 21 Dance film (4) 23 Story’s thread (4) 26 Positioned student and walked round (6) 29 Animal gives party energy (3) 31 Refusal to include land (3) 32 Talented with a drink (3) 34 Knock a style of music (3) 36 Enchanted soldier wearing coat (5) 37 Mention old tree (5) 38 Level with First Lady (3) 39 Gone up to reset siren (5) 40 Mislays sole arrangemen­t on Sunday (5) DOWN 1 Control new course of stream (6) 2 Number from Marianne (4) 3 Peg finally ready for couch (6) 4 Newcastle area roads for dull people (5) 5 Notes about weight (5) 6 Draw digit, say (3) 7 Everything unknown to friend (4) 8 Made off with dairy product (4) 15 Finally doesn’t finish a book (5) 17 Fairy’s manner (3) 19 A record peak (3) 20 Very excited about whiskey (3) 22 The golfer’s conceit (3) 24 Proverbs nowadays take a long time (6) 25 Relatives have awfully nice points (6) 27 Flower in pail, up inside (5) 28 Arrived and left an animal (5) 29 It’s expensive, darling (4) 30 God of the roses (4) 33 Terribly evil, as it happens (4) 35 Copy of tapestry (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Artisan (5) 5 Musty (5) 9 Plural of is (3) 10 Eulogise (5) 11 Indian instrument (5) 12 Tawny bird? (3) 13 Shabby articles (3) 14 Judo grade (3) 16 Sweet potato (3) 18 Religious festival (6) 21 Stagger (4) 23 Sewing material (4) 26 Put (6) 29 Female deer (3) 31 America (1,1,1) 32 Beer (3) 34 Sharp blow (3) 36 Sorcery (5) 37 Give a view (5) 38 Previous day (3) 39 Increased (5) 40 Gets beaten (5) DOWN 1 Teacher (6) 2 Operatic song (4) 3 Sofa (6) 4 Boffins (5) 5 Pebble (5) 6 Pull (3) 7 Companion (4) 8 Type of cheese (4) 15 Book of maps (5) 17 Atmosphere (3) 19 Mountain (3) 20 Grain (3) 22 Self-image (3) 24 Maxims (6) 25 Female relations (6) 27 Flower (5) 28 Humped mammal (5) 29 Precious (4) 30 Greek deity (4) 33 Exist (4) 35 Primate (3)

 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United Kingdom