Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Stoat in new post (7)

7 Part of meal

on salver, say (6)

8 Melt for Ted’s

performance (7)

9 Melanie has style (4)

11 Drizzle all over Iran (4)

12 Bears used as weapon (5) 15 Unfortunately

sent home (4)

16 Main road is a nuisance (4) 17 Loud note played

outside many times (5)

18 Continuing like this

before long (4)

19 Tried working without

energy or grime (4)

21 Widow has bet

after party (7)

22 Terribly remote

celestial object (6)

23 No leech managed

to make the grade (7)

DOWN

1 Lied about store (4)

2 Brewed last tea,

if nothing else (2,5)

3 Danes designed a seat (5)

4 Youngster of

innate enthusiasm (4)

5 Tear door off

for entertainer (8)

6 Flavouring fanatic

joins woman (6)

10 Learned to

relate it better (8)

11 Briefly judge (3)

13 Trouble, taking resistance

to be relative (7)

14 Rushed out of France (3)

15 Improvise some pasta (6)

18 Rinse out warning device (5)

19 Show mode off (4)

20 Spin the first vase (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Stopping

place (7)

7 Restaurant

course (6)

8 Thaw (7)

9 Panache (4)

11 Precipitation (4) 12 Sword (5)

15 Bird’s dwelling (4) 16 Haul (4)

17 Frequently (5)

18 Shortly (4)

19 Filth (4)

21 Titled widow (7) 22 Shooting star (6) 23 Level of

command (7)

DOWN

1 Food shop (4)

2 Not less

than (2,5)

3 Type of chair (5) 4 Adolescent (4)

5 Bullfighter (8)

6 Spice (6)

10 Able to read (8)

11 Umpire? (3)

13 Male sibling (7) 14 Sprinted (3)

15 Variety of

pasta (6)

18 Temptress (5)

19 Public

protest (4)

20 Rotate (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror