Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues
ACROSS
1 Most arguments are about
celebrity (4)
4 Grasp husband has got
elderly (4)
6 Hear about animal (4)
8 Aide’s unusual
impression (4)
11 Solitary large number (4)
13 Fond of a harmonic (7)
14 Hitting with can (3)
16 Show new spirit (5)
18 Mark pursues only award (5)
21 Broadcasts small tips (5)
22 Supporter of art? (5)
24 A record peak (3)
25 Major sale is quite a
thing (3,4)
28 Regarded as part of the play,
say (4)
30 Sensible French river
report (4)
31 Break seal on drinks (4)
32 God of both orders (4)
33 German boy is happy (4)
DOWN
1 Fielder’s mistake (4)
2 Race round tree (4)
3 Dish made small in homage to Penny (5)
4 The bird in the nest (3)
5 Blue feathers (4)
7 Parts for confused loser (5)
9 Girl leads off with Frenchman (6)
10 Finally doesn’t finish a book (5)
12 College of note, possibly (4)
15 Swimming in aid, new and exotic (6)
17 Fixes minute tips (5)
19 Limits on headwear (4)
20 Film about British mutineer (5)
23 Course right for vessel (5)
24 Tuna-mad relative (4)
26 Peer at real form (4)
27 Metal guide (4)
29 Hearsay about organ (3)
Quick clues ACROSS
1 Sun (4)
4 Grasp (4)
6 Small mammal (4)
8 Notion (4)
11 Single (4)
13 Incomplete (7)
14 Metal (3)
16 Devil (5)
18 Man’s name (5)
21 Posts (5)
22 Artist’s stand (5)
24 Mountain (3)
25 Important matter (3,4)
28 Spotted (4)
30 Rational (4)
31 Beers (4)
32 Norse deity (4)
33 Pleased (4)
DOWN
1 Slide (4)
2 Type of maple (4)
3 Cold meal (5)
4 Domestic fowl (3)
5 Depressed (4)
7 Characters (5)
9 Maiden (6)
10 Volume of maps (5)
12 Public school (4)
15 Asian (6)
17 Repairs (5)
19 Toothpaste lids (4)
20 Insurgent (5)
23 Passenger ship (5)
24 Female relation (4)
26 Nobleman (4)
27 Leash (4)
29 Musical sense (3)