Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Performer gets new sofa (5)

4 Bake off British dish (5)

7 Trimmed round edge (3)

9 Pay to get comfortabl­e (6)

11 Loud performanc­e, it’s true (4)

12 Rent in Tripoli (3)

13 Article about poetry reading (7)

15 Staff shows odd respect (7)

18 Irritate with listening device (3)

19 Woman from Fair Isle (4)

20 Cretan sort of stupor (6)

23 His appointmen­t with gullible person (3)

24 Reportedly reckoned on caller (5)

25 Exercise is able to provide nourishmen­t (5)

DOWN

1 Woman getting anxious is upsetting (11)

2 Partner’s painting (3)

3 See nothing in senility (3)

5 Note kiln contains crow (5)

6 A shade naive, after courage (6,5)

8 Just a lake (4)

10 Time to work at summit (3)

13 Rubbish in grotto (3)

14 Copper gets point of signal (3)

16 Former spouse to lie about expulsion (5)

17 Damn vermin (4)

18 Block undergradu­ate news, initially (3)

21 Knock a style of music (3)

22 Copy of paper (3) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

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