Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Youngster gets a lot of money for piano (4,5) 8 Previous cleric (5) 10 Handled transaction on time (5)

12 Bishop gets a French cake (3)

13 Sin out of terror (3)

14 Give out wrong time (4) 15 For every boy is individual (6)

16 Animal all over mother (5) 18 Disproved notes weren’t honest (6)

20 New arts supremo (4)

22 Want to include worker (3) 23 Sticking with jerk (3)

24 Tessa returned

saleable item (5)

25 Canoe unsuitable for so much water (5) 26 Organise noble romp? Sure (2,7)

DOWN

2 A party has one excuse (5) 3 Story’s thread (4)

4 Get back to mere problem with journalist (6)

5 Gets closer from one arsenal (5)

6 Quick way to reach new pet’s abode (9) 7 Wandering a trite inn, possibly (9)

9 Indicate nothing in lute performance (7)

11 Chap takes traitor to be inconsistent (7) 15 Some paper at home (3) 17 Landlady’s character (6) 19 Girl has old rope (5) 21 Reportedly

noticed setting (5)

23Chap with key to crypt (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror Quick clues ACROSS

1 Type of piano (4,5) 8 Clergyman (5)

10 Distributed (5)

12 Sweet roll (3)

13 Stray (3)

14 Radiate (4)

15 Human being (6)

16 Beast of burden (5) 18 Contradicted (6) 20 Russian ruler (4) 22 Insect (3)

23 Spasm (3)

24 Thing of value (5) 25 Atlantic, say (5)

26 Expression of

agreement (2,7)

DOWN

2 Legal defence (5) 3 Sewing material (4) 4 Trade in (a voucher) (6) 5 Approaches (5) 6 Fast vessel (9) 7 Nomadic (9) 9 Silhouette (7) 11 Irregular (7) 15 Walk quietly (3) 17 Epistle (6) 19 Lariat (5)

21 Play section (5) 23 Mausoleum (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror