Irish Daily Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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

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Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Ties up location (4)

4 Hold German epitaph (4)

6 Friend working on board (4)

8 I will have small troubles (4) 11 Nude sort of hill (4)

13 Claimed to be working in

tens (7)

14 Barrel tax (3)

16 Arrive, racing around

brook (5)

18 Dish as ordered by boy (5)

21 Father also included

animal (5)

22 Tried working, exhausted (5) 24 Firm pressure on lawman (3) 25 Growth promises to be

wild (7)

28 Phase pets out (4)

30 Gossip found in dust (4)

31 Raw materials from forest (4) 32 What managed to

defrost? (4)

33 New arts supremo (4)

DOWN

1 Slide for small child (4)

2 One of the vital cosmetics (4) 3 Navigation aid that looks both

ways? (5)

4 Facts in emergency (3)

5 Scheme to get some land (4) 7 Put up with sixth bulb (5)

9 Got ale brewed smoothly (6) 10 Instrument to fix stair (5)

12 Still in the venture (4)

15 Enthusiasm gets a rector

gloomy (6)

17 Dull victory paid off (5)

19 Features slip away (4)

20 Dissuade stag with force (5) 23 Fools’ fees include parking (5) 24 Throw support (4)

26 Paints soil differentl­y (4)

27 Move in prison (4)

29 Draw a digit, say (3)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Venue (4)

4 Grasp (4)

6 Pal (4)

8 Woes (4)

11 Sand drift (4) 13 In base ten (7) 14 Keg (3)

16 Stream (5)

18 Cold meal (5) 21 Type of bear (5) 22 Weary (5)

24 Police officer (3) 25 Livid (7)

28 Stair (4)

30 Filth (4)

31 Minerals (4)

32 Melt (4)

33 Russian ruler (4)

DOWN

1 Slip (4)

2 Bath powder (4)

3 Echolocati­on (5)

4 Informatio­n (3)

5 Conspiracy (4)

7 Flower (5)

9 Played smoothly (6) 10 Indian instrument (5) 12 Level (4)

15 Passion (6)

17 Insipid (5)

19 Mouth parts (4)

20 Postpone (5)

23 Deceives (5)

24 Play’s actors (4)

26 Greases (4)

27 Mix (4)

29 Pull (3)

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