Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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

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Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Happiness of

German fellow (4)

4 Is suitable for seizures (4) 6 Loud confusing game (4) 8 Time to order something (4) 11 Started with quiche (4)

13 The first cause for crime (7) 14 Rob’s new sphere (3)

16 Races round in shock (5)

18 One transactio­n is perfect (5) 21 Paradoxica­l odds? (5) 22 Stomach has a medium range (5)

24 For each experience has it (3) 25 So-called man-lion hybrid (7) 28 Long story about a gas (4) 30 Allot benefit (4)

31 Point stew out (4)

32 The shape of cricket in London? (4)

33 The burden we bear (4)

DOWN

1 Pace to entrance, say (4) 2 Weapon gets record points (4) 3 Vehicles considered as out (5)

4 In favour of a number, say (3) 5 Knock bust over (4)

7 Getting caned, sadly, is routine (5)

9 Red tug managed to move heavily (6)

10 Title that can be reversed (5) 12 Rent hill, to a point (4)

15 Learnt about regular payment (6)

17 Dodge an empty space (5) 19 Hearsay about organs (4) 20 Toboggan has new thrust (5) 23 Food and drink (5)

24 Played pool or another game (4)

26 Ring devout woman about word (4)

27 Blessed with not as much (4) 29 Law-breaking implement (3)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Merriment (4) 4 Is appropriat­e (4) 6 Board game (4) 8 Unit (4) 11 Flan (4) 13 Treachery (7) 14 Globe (3) 16 Frighten (5) 18 Model (5) 21 50-50 chance (5) 22 Assortment, variety (5)

24 For every (3) 25 In name only (7)

28 Prose

narrative (4) 30 Distribute (4)

31 Compass point (4)

32 Ellipse (4) 33 Responsibi­lity (4)

DOWN

1 Manner walking (4) of 2 Fencing sword (4) 3 Cars (5) 4 On behalf of (3) 5 Counterfoi­l (4) 7 Art form (5) 9 Traipse wearily (6) 10 Term of respect (5) 12 Ripped (4) 15 Hire charge (6) 17 Evade (5) 19 Heads of corn (4) 20 Sudden movement (5) 23 Charred bread (5) 24 Equine sport (4) 26 Type of word (4) 27 Smaller amount (4) 29 Pointed tool (3)

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