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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Most arguments are about celebrity (4) 4 Tool wasted money (4) 6 Bore about dress (4) 8 Sharp as a group of detectives (4) 11 The first lubricant to work (4) 13 A German undermined boss (7) 14 Not even strange (3) 16 Wait to play the first shot (5) 18 Struggle to get iron into thin sheet (5) 21 Thinks woman has manuscript (5) 22 Model’s terrible prose (5) 24 Set broken leg (3) 25 Crossing a bird (7) 28 Owing to student conflict (4) 30 Once ordered ice cream (4) 31 Knock pals around (4) 32 Mislay sole arrangemen­t (4) 33 Invested with underwear (4)

DOWN

1 Same sort of join (4) 2 Like a family (4) 3 Chooses to veto new school (5) 4 Flowers in sleigh (3) 5 Incline towards nurse (4) 7 Tired of endless border change (5) 9 Nibble with drunken panache, leaving hotel (6) 10 Days for fruit (5) 12 Nothing but affection (4) 15 College head has me to insult (6) 17 Antique concealing rare lichen (5) 19 Double pleat (4) 20 Drive back to see film about parking (5) 23 Broadcast a race (5) 24 Aim to throw a log (4) 26 Manage firm exercise (4) 27 Following from main exterior (4) 29 Roused about employment (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Sun (4) 4 Plunder (4) 6 Gown (4) 8 Corrosive substance (4) 11 Graft (4) 13 Director (7) 14 Peculiar (3) 16 Work for (5) 18 Biscuit (5) 21 Considers (5) 22 Sitter (5) 24 Solidify (3) 25 Aquatic bird (7) 28 Contest (4) 30 Shape (4) 31 Hit (4) 32 Get beaten (4) 33 Singlet (4)

DOWN

1 Join (4) 2 Similar (4) 3 Ballots (5) 4 Garland (3) 5 Look after (4) 7 Fed up (5) 9 Vol-au-vent (6) 10 Romantic appointmen­ts (5) 12 Cherish (4) 15 Belittle (6) 17 Artefact (5) 19 Crease (4) 20 Disgust (5) 23 Broadcast (5) 24 Target (4) 26 Deal with (4) 27 Subsequent (4) 29 Exploit (3)

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