Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Figure it’s broken (4) 4 Bag German epitaph (4) 6 Ticket price sounds reasonable (4) 8 Stone old chum (4) 11 Plum’s unusual swelling (4) 13 Money is wonderful (7) 14 Partner’s painting (3) 16 Needs to turn thick (5) 18 Thanks for every candle (5) 21 Others get small pauses (5) 22 Scare off worries (5) 24 That woman’s in the right (3) 25 Somehow fit pale cinema (7) 28 It grows in the street (4) 30 Left a couple of directions in track (4) 31 Part of Far East (4) 32 Have fun in piece of theatre (4) 33 Air of invention (4)

DOWN

1 Reportedly obstruct states (4) 2 Strike down Alps (4) 3 Dish as ordered by boy (5) 4 Meg returns something valuable (3) 5 Stop sending mail (4) 7 Sovereign for stationery item (5) 9 Desperately plea for air conditioning in building (6) 10 Delivery includes organ (5) 12 Don’t answer, overtake (4) 15 Keep retina moving (6) 17 Force plane to land (5) 19 Section within department (4) 20 Mention freer movement (5) 23 Steel affected by cold weather (5) 24 Chap gets record assistance (4) 26 Errand boy gets sheet (4) 27 Contented with accommodation (4) 29 Beam at fish (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS DOWN

1 Statue (4) 4 Grasp (4) 6 Paying passenger (4) 8 Milky stone (4) 11 Protuberance (4) 13 Chief city (7) 14 Craft (3) 16 Compact (5) 18 Narrow (5) 21 Relaxes (5) 22 Is concerned (5) 24 Pronoun (3) 25 Old cinema (7) 28 Large shrub (4) 30 Country road (4) 31 Region (4) 32 Drama (4) 33 Opening (4) 1 Group of countries (4) 2 Hit (4) 3 Vegetable mix (5) 4 Jewel (3) 5 Dispatch (4) 7 Monarch (5) 9 Royal residence (6) 10 Offal (5) 12 Elapse (4) 15 Hold back (6) 17 Asian country (5) 19 Segment (4) 20 Allude (5) 23 Semi-frozen rain (5) 24 Assistance (4) 26 Piece of paper (4) 27 Canvas shelter (4) 29 Flatfish (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror