Double trouble

ACROSS

Fool, outwit Ł Sand hill (4)

Golf stroke played close to the green Ł

Fried food outlet (4, 4)

Worry, trouble Ł Orchestral event (7) Conjuror’s feat Ł Song on a CD (5)

Small mark, spot Ł

Star Trek vulcan (5)

Mislead, deceive Ł Strip, expose (6) Homer Simpson’s expression of frustration? Ł Canine (3)

— Josh, curry dish Ł

Mountain ash (5)

Regret Ł Chafe (3)

Restaurant employee Ł Author (6) Stringed instrument Ł Roman house (5) Barry —, comedian Ł

Town —, olden days announcer (5)

25 Filling a suitcase Ł

Leaving a car temporarily (7)

Made an effort Ł

Fussed over in a maternal fashion (8)

28 Children’s card game Ł Exchange (4) 1 3

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DOWN

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 12A are DELUDE and DENUDE — the answer to 5D will reveal which one is correct. Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror

Female deer Ł

What’s Up —?, 1972 Barbra Streisand film (3) Absence of war Ł Copper coins (5)

Farm bird Ł Curse, jinx (3)

Part of a flower Ł Relating to punishment (5) Pupil who sleeps at school Ł

One who stockpiles possessions (7) Fearsome fish Ł Plumbing tube (4) Dam-constructing rodent Ł

Mug or tumbler (6)

Team Ł Magnitude (4)

Wooden or metal peg Ł Widow’s property (5) Second letter of the Greek alphabet Ł Gambles (4)

Cross-country runner Ł

— Harman, Labour politician (7)

17 Beginner Ł Observe (6)

20 Make gentle fun of Ł Brief, abrupt (5)

22 — Welles, film director Ł Constellation (5)

23 Swindle, fraud Ł Bang (a door) (4)

25 Sewing implement Ł Pastry dish (3)

26 Space Ł Joke (3) 1

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