Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
Second instrument is out of tune (5) Extra pears are ordered (5)
Limit on headwear (3) Reappear about dog (5) Animated a veil badly (5)
Honest about quantity (3) About to have nothing but deer (3)
Child of resonance (3) Captain has fitting (3)
Traces out wheel (6)
Still in the venture (4) Sailor finds the French skilful (4) Bring up doctor to border (6)
29 Caught sailor in hired vehicle (3) Is more than one? (3)
Knock a style of music (3)
34 He’s on the staff (3) Conscious of a vigil (5)
Use a shroud, say (5)
38 Sticking with jerk (3) Reportedly change table (5) 40 Perfume gets posted, we hear (5)
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Mark, at church, is seldom seen (6) Laugh about a large ring (4) A section each (6) Reporters insist (5)
Small ice cream or cake (5) Pressure to get a French joke (3) Part of
Far East (4)
Give out wrong time (4)
Creature less cold in the
East End (5) Father left as a friend (3)
Also among pandas (3)
20 Bragged about
scrap (3)
22 Virginia gets one
through (3)
24 Reprimand for
new rebate (6) 25 Anticipate old exercise?
About time (6) Navigation aid that looks both ways (5)
28 Trades lead forms on
Sunday (5)
29 Fish with a
musical tail (4) 30 Key traitor is a naughty youngster (4) Like a family (4) Removal includes eggs (3)
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Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Acute (5)
5 Surplus (5)
9 Toothpaste lid (3) 10 Happen again (5) 11 Breathing (5)
12 Number (3)
13 Caviar (3)
14 Boy (3)
16 Suitable (3)
18 Type of sugar (6) 21 Level (4)
23 Competent (4)
26 Cover in flour? (6) 29 Taxi (3)
31 Plural of is (3)
32 Sharp blow (3)
34 Stick (3)
36 Alert (5)
37 Help (5)
38 Spasm (3)
39 Church table (5) 40 Smell (5)
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In short supply (6) Saintly glow (4) Each (6)
Squeeze (5) Teatime treat (5) Play on words (3) Region (4)
Radiate (4) Freshwater mammal (5)
17 Chum (3)
19 Common word (3) 20 Duster (3)
22 By way of (3)
24 Scold (6)
25 Await (6)
27 Radiolocation (5) 28 Transactions (5) 29 Musical ending (4) 30 Spoilt child (4)
33 Similar (4)
35 Egg cells (3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15