Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Finished six deliveries (4) 4 Left one politician with walking difficulty (4) 6 Willing bird (4) 8 Sharp as a group of detectives (4) 11 Tool returned for money (4) 13 A tiller turned out to be exact (7) 14 Partner’s painting (3) 16 Getting caned, sadly, is routine (5) 18 Costume custom (5) 21 Tetchy friend of Mole’s (5) 22 Put off animal, with time (5) 24 Prohibit British article (3) 25 Archenemy seems in trouble (7) 28 Afterwards from both ends (4) 30 Reportedly condescend to European (4) 31 State of torn university hat (4) 32 Stretched when instructed, say (4) 33 Period in Outer Mongolia (4)

DOWN

1 Old friend gets a stone (4) 2 Give out wrong time (4) 3 Dish as ordered by boy (5) 4 Sign from galleon (3) 5 Agreement sounds full (4) 7 Moral dilemma for food processor (5) 9 CIA cad ordered bug (6) 10 Remove broken bidet (5) 12 Reportedly nailed sensitivity (4) 15 Keep retina moving (6) 17 Called terribly mean daughter (5) 19 Inclination to be corrupt (4) 20 Principle of reversibility? (5) 23 Learn layout of the kidneys (5) 24 Figure it’s broken (4) 26 Strongbox is unharmed (4) 27 Same sort of stitching (4) 29 Chute around outbuilding (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Above (4) 4 Irregular gait (4) 6 Pastime (4) 8 Corrosive liquid (4) 11 Plunder (4) 13 Verbatim (7) 14 Craft (3) 16 Waltz (5) 18 Nun’s costume (5) 21 Bad-tempered (5) 22 Dissuade (5) 24 Boycott (3) 25 Agent of retribution (7) 28 Next (4) 30 Scandinavian (4) 31 US state (4) 32 Tight (4) 33 Expression (4)

DOWN

1 Milky gem (4) 2 Radiate (4) 3 Dressed leaves (5) 4 Zodiac Lion (3) 5 Alliance (4) 7 Tooth (5) 9 Insect (6) 10 Subtract (5) 12 Diplomacy (4) 15 Hold back (6) 17 Identified (5) 19 Crooked (4) 20 Set of beliefs (5) 23 Of the kidneys (5) 24 Sculpture (4) 26 Secure (4) 27 Sewn join (4) 29 Shack (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror