Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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Cryptic clues

ACROSS 1 Pale sort of ring (4) 4 Agreement sounds full (4) 6 Got up sore and confused (4) 8 Wickedness in the village (4) 11 Acne treatment is a punishment (4) 13 About laird: sadly extreme (7) 14 Father may explode (3) 16 Subsequent­ly alter shape (5) 18 Quick to knock papers (5) 21 Editor goes back and forth on small feats (5) 22 Trifle with attorney before midnight (5) 24 Permit to hire (3) 25 Very hot without right current (7) 28 Betting journalist rushed (4) 30 Allot benefit (4) 31 Does translate verses (4) 32 Bound to change diet (4) 33 Study time of damage (4)

DOWN 1 Look noble (4) 2 Raid failed without water (4) 3 Coal cast around cold pub (5) 4 Swan enclosure (3) 5 Catch wrong part (4) 7 Dish as ordered by boy (5) 9 Leave out VAT? Ace! (6) 10 Wild woman within cover (5) 12 Weapon gets record points (4) 15 Trial or trade (6) 17 Indifferen­t to pressure in new diet (5) 19 Cease standing much (4) 20 Old-fashioned appointmen­t with daughter (5) 23 Ye old warbling singing (5) 24 Lots may get mislaid (4) 26 Manage firm exercise (4) 27 Remaining to one side (4) 29 Pressure too much, in case (3)

Quick clues

ACROSS 1 Chime (4) 4 Alliance (4) 6 Flower (4) 8 Wicked (4) 11 Bamboo stem (4) 13 Thorough (7) 14 Burst (3) 16 Afterwards (5) 18 Fast (5) 21 Documents (5) 22 Now (5) 24 Allow (3) 25 Relevant (7) 28 Raced (4) 30 Distribute (4) 31 Poems (4) 32 Fastened (4) 33 Hollow (4)

DOWN 1 Aristocrat (4) 2 Dry (4) 3 Neighbouri­ng (5) 4 Biro (3) 5 Snare (4) 7 Vegetable mix (5) 9 Empty (6) 10 Furious (5) 12 Fencing sword (4) 15 Trauma (6) 17 Lukewarm (5) 19 Cooking vessels (4) 20 Obsolete (5) 23 Sing, Swiss-style (5) 24 Was defeated (4) 26 Deal successful­ly (4) 27 Departed (4) 29 Seed-case (3)

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