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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Bereaved woman has bet after party (7) 7 Quietly allude to favour (6) 8 Soldiers round, left an umbrella (7) 9 Lazy-sounding hero (4) 11 Worry about line seen on neck (4) 12 Deserve new remit (5) 15 Origin of Wimbledon favourite (4) 16 Came to fix old weapon (4) 17 Doctor spent dime on coffee, initially (5) 18 Smoker on the tube (4) 19 Agreement sounds full (4) 21 Charlady about to get less fat (7) 22 Student tries out measures (6) 23 Picks school and votes (7)

DOWN

1 Turn pins around (4) 2 Engineers, weary, went to bed (7) 3 Opted to change store (5) 4 Spoken of morality (4) 5 Lecturer is not practical (8) 6 Tell about tale being different (6) 10 Pledge to eat diced concoction (8) 11 Charge three notes (3) 13 Knock true form of ecstasy (7) 14 Juicer contains something cold (3) 15 Society ridicules loose garments (6) 18 City for cavorting pairs (5) 19 Throw and hide (4) 20 Lack a young woman (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Titled widow (7) 7 Like more (6) 8 Sun-shade (7) 9 Religious image (4) 11 Worry (4) 12 Commendati­on (5) 15 Plant ovule (4) 16 Spice similar to nutmeg (4) 17 Doctor (5) 18 Conduit (4) 19 Alliance (4) 21 Less dirty (7) 22 Liquid measures (6) 23 Chooses (7)

DOWN

1 Rotate (4) 2 Gave up work (7) 3 Warehouse (5) 4 Verbal (4) 5 Scholarly (8) 6 Correspond (6) 10 Devote (8) 11 Price demanded for services (3) 13 Delight (7) 14 Frozen water (3) 15 Artist’s shirts (6) 18 European capital (5) 19 Skin (4) 20 Fail to hit (4)

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