Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 This often protected quiet (4) 4 Left rascal a difficult walk (4) 6 Large embrace with energy (4) 8 God of the roses (4) 11 Support for parking (4) 13 Mother left song fever (7) 14 Greeting from beaver (3) 16 Illuminated about amount (5) 18 Spoiling a lot with new nail (5) 21 Memorise renal layout (5) 22 Spirit of information, that is (5) 24 Lose argument about the Med, say (3) 25 Hurt mutant with radical rage (7) 28 Left some wine (4) 30 Thus repeatedly mediocre (2-2) 31 Sounds feeble for a few days (4) 32 Book’s self-dedication (4) 33 Dull apartment (4)

DOWN

1 Most employees have to stop (4) 2 Dunce’s dessert (4) 3 Young dog with one left eye? (5) 4 Sign from galleon (3) 5 European staff (4) 7 Old king has trouble finding fabled artefact (5) 9 Artist gave terrible harm (6) 10 Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s (5) 12 Equal with a soldier (4) 15 Opposed to taking over sushi (6) 17 Temperature sent haywire in accommodation (5) 19 Pale sort of spring (4) 20 Idiot gets engineers an explosive compound (5) 23 Consumed by school, say (5) 24 Show contempt for skewer (4) 26 Trolls take tumble (4) 27 Tom’s broken more than half (4) 29 Be obliged to dreadful woe (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Gentle (4) 4 Droopy (4) 6 Immense (4) 8 Greek deity (4) 11 Rugby player (4) 13 Tropical disease (7) 14 Latin greeting (3) 16 Liquid measure (5) 18 Claw (5) 21 Gain knowledge (5) 22 Magic spirit (5) 24 Body of water (3) 25 Angry outburst (7) 28 Harbour (4) 30 Average (2-2) 31 Period of time (4) 32 Volume (4) 33 Accidental (4)

DOWN

1 Stalk (4) 2 Idiot (4) 3 Student (5) 4 Zodiac sign (3) 5 Post (4) 7 Sought item (5) 9 Damage severely (6) 10 Large room (5) 12 Airborne soldier (4) 15 Against (6) 17 Canvas shelters (5) 19 Jump (4) 20 Gunpowder ingredient (5) 23 Devoured (5) 24 Roasting rod (4) 26 Bap (4) 27 Majority (4) 29 Be indebted to (3)