Double trouble

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Fairground attraction

Ebb and flow (4)

Give out or issue in portions

Scatter widely (8)

Regain (3, 4) Hitch, hold-up (7)

At a future time

Plant fluid used to make rubber (5) Light-bodied effervescent beer Stratum (5)

Keep Stay (6)

Automobile

Dark viscid substance (3) Confidence, belief Lovers’ meeting (5) Precious stone Hair-styling product (3) Become visible Charm (6)

Piece of dining room furniture Electricity wire (5)

24 Fearful expectation Bakery product (5) 25 Marriage ceremony

Removal of unwanted plants (7)

27 Female head of a household Suffering (8) 28 Bird’s home

Loch —, tourist attraction (4) 1 3

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Each clue leads to two answers which differ from each other by one letter. You must decide which is the correct one. For example, the two possible answers to 1A are RIDE and TIDE — the answer to 1D will reveal which one is correct.

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror

Droop Tattered scrap of cloth (3) Shared fund of money

Short simple song (5)

Jamaica —, Daphne du Maurier novel Squid’s defence (3)

Aviator Fulcrum (5) Open-meshed material

Location for a play (7)

Bring in (money)

Small mountain lake (4)

Attic Glassy coloured mineral (6) Contest of speed

Delicate decorative fabric (4) Faithful Relating to the monarchy (5) Liberate Run away quickly (4)

Put right (a wrong) Subdue by force (7) Striking protesters

Receipt of admission (6)

20 Senior Young eel (5)

22 Clan Financial inducement (5)

23 Dutch cheese School test (4)

25 Route Used to be (3)

26 Domestic fuel Joke (3) 1 2

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