Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues ACROSS
Aristocrat in pub — nothing new (5)
Residence right for old Greek (5)
Vitality gets woman married (3) Show-stopper for fellow at home with beer (6)
In and around former empire (4)
Wanting to include tiny creature (3)
Transport gold on a boat (7) Pope not transported in sports car? (4-3)
Drama about sheep (3)
Aide made odd impression (4)
20 Boar is travelling
line on a map (6)
23 Hearsay about organ (3)
24 Left on side of shelf (5)
25 Design is laced
another way (5) 1 4 7 9 11 12
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DOWN
US showman gets cattle invoice (7,4)
Removal includes eggs (3) Nothing found in Manila (3) Chap to leave some fruit (5) Officer at the back (4,7) Note from yours truly to doctor (4)
Snitched about fool (3) Procure from strange tradesman (3) Snapped about forty winks (3)
Journalist gets soldiers to improve (5)
Updo that is on cartoon dog (4)
Apply pressure to central problem (3) School nowadays is gloomy (3)
22 Raw material from forest (3)
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Quick clues ACROSS
Nobleman (5)
Iliad poet (5)
Vigour (3)
Last number (6) Ancient Peruvian (4) Insect (3)
Venetian craft (7) Having a removable roof (4-3)
18 Male sheep (3)
19 Notion (4)
20 Line of equal
pressure (6)
23 Listening organ (3)
24 Sill (5)
25 Sticker (5) 1 4 7 9 11 12 13 15
DOWN
Wild West impresario (7,4) Egg cells (3)
Zero (3)
Tropical fruit (5) Naval officer (4,7)
8 Message (4)
10 Louse’s egg (3)
13 Obtain (3)
14 Short sleep (3)
16 Correct (text) (5)
17 Garfield’s foe (4)
18 Abrade (3)
21 Miserable (3)
22 Mineral (3)
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