Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

- Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Stretch old nurse (6) 4 Continuing like this before long (4) 7 Chieftain in the mirror (4) 8 Walk like small ogre (6) 9 Boy has right to be fat (4) 10 Utensil wasted loot (4) 12 Barn used for grain (4) 14 Don’t stand for a fib (3) 16 Set broken leg (3) 17 Impetuous complaint (4) 20 Discovered in voyage diary of old (4) 23 Cane, terrible condition (4) 24 Guide straight (6) 25 Recalled about visit (4) 26 Look noble (4) 27 Festival involving a steer (6) DOWN 1 Supporter of art? (5) 2 Started with quiche (4) 3 Mouth shows character (5) 4 Lois ran store (4) 5 By word of mouth, round racing event (6) 6 Uncovered with force of elbow (5) 11 Burden we bear (4) 13 Unusual not to be well done (4) 15 Look for German weapon (6) 16 Understand old king has a snake (5) 18 Confuse by removing top of oar (5) 19 Croat turned performer (5) 21 Rage about clothing (4) 22 Group gets caught in another (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Lengthen (6) 4 Shortly (4) 7 Islamic ruler (4) 8 Wander (6) 9 Animal fat (4) 10 Implement (4) 12 Grain husks (4) 14 Untruth (3) 16 Solidify (3) 17 Foolhardy (4) 20 Elderly (4) 23 Skin complaint (4) 24 Frank (6) 25 Shout (4) 26 Aristocrat (4) 27 End of Lent (6) DOWN 1 Artist’s stand (5) 2 Flan (4) 3 River mouth (5) 4 Farmyard tower (4) 5 Verbally (6) 6 Shove (5) 11 Responsibi­lity (4) 13 Seldom seen (4) 15 Quick peek (6) 16 Seize (5) 18 Confound (5) 19 Thespian (5) 21 Cog (4) 22 Religious offshoot (4)

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