Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Deserve new timer (5)

4 Pasta turned out to be

Spanish food (5)

7 Point of literature? (3)

9 Look for German

weapon (6)

11 Opposed to throwing a

tin (4)

12 Firm pressure on

lawman (3)

13 Actor to ridicule bed (7) 15 At home to greet new

number (7)

18 Cording inside

racket (3)

19 Prompt student included

evidence (4)

20 Fruit of zero scope (6) 23 Noticed a hand tool (3) 24 It’s hot at the end of

three months (5)

25 Principle of

reversibility? (5)

DOWN

1 Sorcerers make fantastic

friends (5,6)

2 Spinning round pub (3)

3 Sticking with spasm (3)

5 Father not excited by

show (5)

6 Creature to remain in

cult (5,6)

8 Wager on a foreign

character (4)

10 Crawler when quiet (3)

13 Laugh at German pig (3) 14 Ruin in Denmark (3)

16 Digit with its own

rule (5)

17 God of the roses (4)

18 Study of cadences (3)

21 Rodent inside crate (3) 22 Wonder in drawer (3) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Be entitled

to (5)

4 Spanish

snacks (5)

7 Pen part (3)

9 Quick look (6)

11 Against (4)

12 Policeman (3)

13 Hanging bed (7) 15 Numeral (7)

18 Noise (3)

19 Hint (4)

20 Colour (6)

23 Spotted (3)

24 Glowing coal (5)

25 Belief (5)

DOWN

1 Group of

conjurors (5,6)

2 Tavern (3)

3 Twitch (3)

5 Seasonal

entertainment (5)

6 Tropical

creature (5,6)

8 Greek letter (4)

10 Venomous snake (3)

13 Swine (3)

14 Spoil (3)

16 Hand part (5)

17 Greek deity (4)

18 Lair (3)

21 Traitor (3)

22 Amazement (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror