Irish Sunday Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Hear silent order (6) 4 Transport Catholic painting (4) 7 Picture one prisoner (4) 8 Run prints around (6) 9 Stupid European coin (4) 10 Dreaming about some sheets (4) 12 Get rid of an outbuildin­g (4) 14 Help from maiden (3) 16 Exclude from pub (3) 17 In France you double the skirt (4) 20 Honest old writer (4) 23 Adhesive to fix luge (4) 24 Want to reside differentl­y (6) 25 Strongbox is unharmed (4) 26 Notice registered prophet (4) 27 Shabby sort of dagger (6)

DOWN

1 Runner-up to exchange roles (5) 2 Arrange by type (4) 3 Fool gives engineers saltpetre (5) 4 Fish with a musical tail (4) 5 Creature has article to mail off (6) 6 Time to tear into fashion (5) 11 Change during meditation (4) 13 Detest such heat (4) 15 Complain to old king of river (6) 16 Fake coach has to go back (5) 18 Beneath foreign articles (5) 19 Concurred not to start vice (5) 21 Appearing to have food (4) 22 Swinging round part of house (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Heed (6) 4 Carriage (4) 7 Computer symbol (4) 8 100m dash(6) 9 US coin (4) 10 Amount of paper (4) 12 Shack (4) 14 Assistance (3) 16 Ingot (3) 17 Ballet skirt (4) 20 Unwrap (4) 23 Paste (4) 24 Wish (6) 25 Secure (4) 26 Clairvoyan­t (4) 27 Frayed (6)

DOWN

1 Defeated contestant (5) 2 Kind (4) 3 Gunpowder ingredient (5) 4 Musical ending (4) 5 Beast (6) 6 Fad (5) 11 Revise (4) 13 Loathe (4) 15 Game bird (6) 16 Counterfei­t (5) 18 Below (5) 19 Avarice (5) 21 Fruit (4) 22 Bird’s appendage (4)

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