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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Ties up venue (4)

4 Ordered dolt to work (4)

6 Eric prepared some food (4)

8 Help make a wager (4)

11 Rage in Grantham (4)

13 He runs for a living (7)

14 Crawler, when quiet (3)

16 Remove broken bidet (5)

18 Costume custom (5)

21 Put off the Spanish in time (5)

22 Famous as a compositio­n? (5)

24 Remote RAF manoeuvre (3)

25 Criticise the river cat (7)

28 Give out the wrong time (4)

30 Team dies out (4)

31 Does rewrite some poetry (4)

32 Smooth German party (4)

33 Chap gets record assistance (4)

DOWN

1 Reportedly look for a join (4)

2 Afterwards from both ends (4)

3 Greeting socialist who’s engaged (5)

4 Content with quantity (3)

5 Doctor sees work decline (4)

7 Worried about a colour (5)

9 Graduate gets double sodium into plantain (6)

10 Understood to be in Latin (5)

12 Follow the queue (4)

15 Looked at adjusting rates on the day (6)

17 Defeats wild beast (5)

19 Drill is a nuisance (4)

20 Pressure in new diet is neutral (5)

23 Old-fashioned appointmen­t with daughter (5)

24 Tire of emblem (4)

26 Conceal the skin (4)

27 Gather pear was cooked (4)

29 Crowd of them, obviously (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Location (4)

4 Related (4)

6 Cereal crop (4)

8 Aid in crime (4)

11 Shout (4)

13 Director (7)

14 Serpent (3)

16 Subtract (5)

18 Tradition (5)

21 Postpone (5)

22 Observed (5)

24 Distant (3)

25 Feline (7)

28 Radiate (4)

30 Edge (4)

31 Poems (4)

32 Fluent (4) 33 Assist (4)

DOWN

1 Stratum of ore (4)

2 At that time (4)

3 Leased (5)

4 Number (3)

5 Fall (4)

7 Was concerned (5)

9 Fruit (6) 10 Implied (5)

12 Appendage (4)

15 Gaped at (6)

17 Pulses (5)

19 Dullard (4)

20 Lukewarm (5)

23 Obsolete (5)

24 Banner (4)

26 Obscure (4)

27 Harvest (4)

29 Unruly crowd (3)

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