Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
Partially chosen a mellow type of paint (6) Unenthusiastic gospel writer battles with Mark (8) Items of head wear shown in food programme (4, 4) Places of justice for racketeers? (6) Girl’s first to possess dress (4) Where to find a pet blanket for dark horse (8) Ugly don turns wicked (7) Some liquid surrounds eastern ship (7) I will shake a leg after breaking the rules (7) 20 Bar snack amounting to very little? (7) 22 Prolonged feud to finish between old soldier and Territorial Army (8) 24 Stingy average (4) 26 Endlessly debate field event (6) A late tipple that goes to your head? (8) 28 World-class sportsman’s main ploy ruined (8) 29 Cereal and French ice cream is held in one (6) 1 4 8 9 10 11 14 16 18 27
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Inscribe in sketchbook (4) Beneath the Paris subway, underground creature heard time machine? (9) See 19 Down Large and terrible — the opposite of 18 Across (6) Call to mind fair first lady outside (5) Shorten a crossing (7) Mischievous miss, toying with sexist (10)
Circumnavigator died a debauched man (5) Pop promo mixes disc with movie about university (5, 5) Jumped in puddle aptly (5) English city that took off in the 1940s? (9) and 3 Scandalous starlet only had nails fixed (7, 5) Priest acquires new field gun! (6) Provide material for English joke (5) 24 Wise men caught
conjuring (5) 25 Notice blemish (4) 12 13 15 17 19 21 23
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
Tooth’s outer surface (6) Tepid (8) Michael Parkinson’s type of TV production? (4, 4) Romances, woos (6) Posh frock (4) Less-fancied competitor (8) Sinful (7) Old sailing vessel (7) Strictly forbidden (7) Snoopy’s cartoon strip (7) 22 Personal grudge (8) 24 Intend (4) 26 Throwing discipline in the decathlon (6) Drink before bedtime (8) 28 London 2012
participant? (8) 29 Brass instrument (6) 1 4 8 9 10 11 14 16 18 20 27
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Cut (a design) (4) Pianist’s device for keeping tempo (9) See 19 Down Above board, licit (6) Summon up (5) Condense (7) Male chauvinist (10) Duckling’s father (5) Short film made to promote a song (5, 5) Bounded (5) York’s rival in the War of the Roses (9) and 3 Hollywood actress and tabloid celebrity (7, 5) Heavy artillery weapon (6) 23 Fit out (5) 24 Wizard’s art (5) 25 Pimple (4) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 13 15 17 19 21