Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS DOWN
Called after parking accident (5) Reversible hub? (5) Devour in one attempt (3) Swimming in her river (5) Pinched a shawl (5) Annoy former spouse after five (3) Contents hold perfect score (3) Talented with a drink (3) Label a game (3) Set tea out in the grounds (6) Impetuous complaint (4) Huge vats are used (4) Cricket team’s legs (6) 29 Sick of villagers (3) Verse from Roderick (3) Procured from begging, otherwise (3) 34 Aged fool definitely has it (3) Escape to form union (5) 37 OK bloke (5) 38 Drama about sheep (3) Answer evasively about barrier (5) 40 Sales involving
animals (5)
Solutions in Monday’s Irish Daily Mirror
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Harass chap with stick, initially (6) Tear off at speed (4) Compensates by throwing a stone (6) Wonderful fireplace, we hear (5) Registered doctor has one pin (5) Honest about quantity (3) Sculpt exterior with writing (4) Call for some jewellery (4)
New medal for being badly injured (5) Animal in glasses (3) Woman from Esher (3)
20 Level with
first woman (3) 22 Everything
in gallery (3)
24 A Gran worked
with old wool (6) 25 Symbols of babies take me back (6)
Register a cottage (5)
28 Sever rusty
tacks (5)
29 Witches’
longing (4)
30 Reportedly praise a peer (4) Old friend gets a stone (4) Wooden record (3)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 17 19 27 33 35 QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Collision (5)
5 Helicopter part (5)
9 Consume (3)
10 European river (5)
11 Took unlawfully (5) 12 Irritate (3)
13 Decimal base (3)
14 Beer (3)
16 Sticker (3)
18 Landed property (6) 21 Reckless (4)
23 Immense (4)
26 Prime number (6) 29 Unwell (3)
31 Poem (3)
32 Obtained (3)
34 Elderly (3)
36 Run off to wed (5) 37 Man’s name (5)
38 Tamp (3)
39 Garden border (5) 40 Makes airtight (5)
DOWN
1 Annoy (6)
2 Scale (4)
3 Makes amends (6) 4 Huge (5)
5 Metal fastener (5) 6 Single (3)
7 Phone message (4) 8 Chime (4)
15 Crippled (5)
17 Donkey (3)
19 Pronoun (3)
20 Previous day (3) 22 Everyone (3)
24 Long-haired goat (6)
25 Emblems (6)
27 Gatehouse (5)
28 Swerves (5)
29 Irritation (4)
30 Nobleman (4)
33 Opaque gem (4)
35 Caber (3)