Irish Sunday Mirror

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Bat makes a din (6) 4 Broadcast second conclusion (4) 7 Way out of the Broads (4) 8 Cadge from cleaner (6) 9 German terribly fit for the present (4) 10 Tidy in one attempt (4) 12 Exalted figures in theatre (4) 14 Not even peculiar (3) 16 Wonder inside drawer (3) 17 Fluctuate like a toy (4) 20 Following from main exterior (4) 23 Tool exchanged for money (4) 24 Deal with one outburst (6) 25 Book’s self-dedication (4) 26 Youngster of innate energy (4) 27 Apple-coloured? (6)

DOWN

1 Rinse out sap (5) 2 Cut church work (4) 3 Time to tear into fashion (5) 4 Long story about a gas (4) 5 Chief rioted unexpected­ly (6) 6 Old-fashioned appointmen­t with daughter (5) 11 Notice eastern agent (4) 13 Stone, only without large cross (4) 15 Mean to study broken toe (6) 16 Distribute a great deal, say (5) 18 Creature less cold in the East End (5) 19 Teach how to swindle (5) 21 College of note, possibly (4) 22 Register a fish (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Noise (6) 4 Post (4) 7 Street (4) 8 Loofah (6) 9 Bequest (4) 10 Smart (4) 12 Deities (4) 14 Strange (3) 16 Amazement (3) 17 Stringed toy (4) 20 Subsequent (4) 23 Plunder (4) 24 Angry speech (6) 25 Volume (4) 26 Adolescent (4) 27 Reddish-brown (6)

DOWN

1 Tree product (5) 2 Slice of meat (4) 3 Fad (5) 4 Prose narrative (4) 5 Newspaper boss (6) 6 Antiquated (5) 11 Catch sight of (4) 13 Semi-precious mineral (4) 15 Designate (6) 16 Apportion (5) 18 Aquatic mammal (5) 19 Play dishonestl­y (5) 21 Public school (4) 22 Singing voice (4)

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