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 Craftsman’s mother and child (5) 5 Remove broken bidet (5) 9 Captain has fitting (3) 10 Fruit that’s round, as it happens (5) 11 Gets closer from one arsenal (5) 12 Supporter of golf? (3) 13 Crawler, when quiet (3) 14 Devour in one attempt (3) 16 Feel remorse, the French way (3) 18 Instructio­n not to wear so much (6) 21 Always in same version (4) 23 Cold dice are thrown (4) 26 Perforate pan, but not at first (6) 29 Swimmer feeling around (3) 31 Drink of character, say (3) 32 Prunes have to manage (3) 34 Removal includes eggs (3) 36 Fastening in wet conditions (5) 37 Fleas fly? Not true (5) 38 Teacher back in prison (3) 39 Tetchy friend of Mole’s (5) 40 Compositio­ns at expected time on Sunday (5) DOWN 1 Chap has time to govern (6) 2 Copies of tapestry (4) 3 Principal design for plates (6) 4 Snoops into features (5) 5 The same two dots (5) 6 Level with first woman (3) 7 Flier right to have a drink (4) 8 Item moving in the fourth dimension (4) 15 Whisper to a team (5) 17 Roused about employment (3) 19 Wander out of terror (3) 20 Nothing found in Manila (3) 22 Compete with luvvies (3) 24 Colour makes church ascend (6) 25 Snide drunk hangs around right greasy spoons (6) 27 Object to layabout from the country (5) 28 Old-fashioned appointmen­t with daughter (5) 29 We’re off to get a jug (4) 30 A great deal brings fellow into garret (4) 33 Part of community (4) 35 Barrel tax (3) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Artisan (5) 5 Subtract (5) 9 Suitable (3) 10 Martini garnish (5) 11 Approaches (5) 12 Golf peg (3) 13 Serpent (3) 14 Consume (3) 16 Regret (3) 18 Period of tuition (6) 21 Constantly (4) 23 Chilled (4) 26 Conundrum (6) 29 Long fish (3) 31 Beverage (3) 32 Sprint (3) 34 Egg cells (3) 36 String (5) 37 Disloyal (5) 38 Term of respect (3) 39 Bad-tempered (5) 40 Two-piece groups (5) DOWN 1 Cope (6) 2 Primates (4) 3 Metal fastener (6) 4 Snouts (5) 5 Likewise (5) 6 Previous day (3) 7 Ale (4) 8 Occasion (4) 15 Stage whisper (5) 17 Utilise (3) 19 Stray (3) 20 Zero (3) 22 Contend (3) 24 Shade of red (6) 25 Cafes (6) 27 European nation (5) 28 Obsolete (5) 29 Pitcher (4) 30 Attic (4) 33 Item (4) 35 Keg (3)

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