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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 Group lunacy (7) 7 Frenchman is corrupt or bent (6) 8 One isn’t affected by stress (7)

9 Boast about argument (4) 11 Ripe design for wharf (4) 12 Races round in shock (5) 15 Look after thinker (4) 16 Finished six deliveries (4) 17 Give conclusion to old wife (5) 18 Woman to dine out (4) 19 Leaf-chewing creature (4) 21 Came in to finish with new tree (7)

22 Heard notes from choir members (6) 23 Noisy criminal? (7)

DOWN

1 Sailor finds the French skilful (4) 2 Cancel order for cinders (7) 3 Heath has time to get car (5)

4 A novel once more (4) 5 Start of aviation, once one’s set? (4,4) 6 Possibly resign as a musician (6) 10 Suggestive arrangemen­t to lender (8) 11 Hoping to include fastener (3) 13 Flyer reaches starting point by way of hill (7) 14 Shade of credibilit­y (3) 15 Terribly remote celestial object (6)

18 More aged shrub (5)

19 Celebrate destiny, say (4) 20 Got up like a flower (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

3 Insanity (7) 7 Celtic language (6) 8 Anxiety (7) 9 Black bird (4) 11 Jetty (4) 12 Frighten (5) 15 Intellect (4) 16 Above (4) 17 Bequeath (5) 18 Ms Blyton? (4) 19 Parasite (4) 21 Logged (7) 22 Singing voices (6) 23 Cattle thief (7)

DOWN

1 Competent (4) 2 Revoke (7) 3 Engine (5) 4 Again (4) 5 Plane’s front (4,4) 6 Vocalist (6) 10 Evocative (8) 11 Brooch (3)

13 Pilot (7) 14 Colour (3) 15 Shooting star (6) 18 Church official (5) 19 Village fundraiser (4) 20 Romantic gift (4)

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