Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues ACROSS
1 Lithe elk has bit of shoe (4)
4 Storage vat for brown
potassium (4)
6 Somehow pose as something
valuable (4)
8 Sharp as a detective’s group (4) 11 Left some wine (4)
13 Go dance about to get into
shape (7)
14 Devoured less than nine,
say (3)
16 Furniture list (5)
18 Obligation to take turn in first
appearance (5)
21 Broadcast a race (5)
22 Hardly a crazy vagrant (5)
24 Remain without a pen (3)
25 Support a pillow (7)
28 Continuing like this shortly (4) 30 Reportedly bound to change in
sea level (4)
31 Good time for an explosion (4) 32 Uncovered wild bear (4)
33 Key to strange instrument (4)
DOWN
1 Top of the address (4)
2 The picture contains a story (4) 3 Opted to change store (5)
4 Mound of distortions (3)
5 Bird on a string? (4)
7 Arson involving navigation aid (5)
9 Fix me in the money (6)
10 Throw mud at piece of information (5)
12 Time everybody got lofty (4) 15 Ridiculed a steed, sadly (6)
17 Note direction of animal (5)
19 Grab oysters with lads (4)
20 Forbidden to throw a boot (5) 23 Supporter gives fellow gold (5) 24 Attempt to use a knife (4)
26 Row about rite (4)
27 Dreaming about some paper (4)
29 Nobel’s prize (1,1,1)
Quick clues ACROSS
1 Foot part (4)
4 Army vehicle (4)
6 Currency unit (4)
8 Corrosive liquid (4) 11 Harbour (4)
13 Ten-sided shape (7) 14 Consumed (3)
16 Counter (5)
18 First performance (5)
21 Transmit (5)
22 Wanderer (5)
24 Pig’s home (3)
25 Cushion (7)
28 Shortly (4)
30 Sea level change (4) 31 Growth period (4) 32 Naked (4)
33 Tom-tom, eg (4)
DOWN
1 Chief (4)
2 On a grand scale (4)
3 Warehouse (5)
4 Hill (3)
5 Flying toy (4)
7 Echo-sounding (5)
9 Building material (6) 10 Fact (5)
12 Of great height (4) 15 Mocked (6)
17 Bully (5)
19 Young men (4)
20 Disapproved of (5) 23 Benefactor (5)
24 Pierce (4)
26 Layer (4)
27 Block of paper (4) 29 Award (1,1,1)
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror