Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Weapon came off (4) 4 Authentic sort of earl (4) 6 Loathe such heat (4) 8 Must deal with dirt (4) 11 Elevator gets trainee terribly fit (4) 13 Marines set lesson (7) 14 Traitor within fraternity (3) 16 Protest new spirit (5) 18 Competitor has viral problem (5) 21 Unfortunate stain on material (5) 22 Group transported tonne (5) 24 Hardly sending ton back (3) 25 Fantastic claim to work with silver (7) 28 Muse about creatures (4) 30 Everything unknown to friend (4) 31 New star of painting and music (4) 32 One editor’s requirement (4) 33 Collapsed around part of church (4)
DOWN
1 Officers’ room in confusion (4) 2 Friend is much altered (4) 3 Dish as ordered by boy (5) 4 Briefly a judge (3) 5 Final use of salt (4) 7 Rites using flags (5) 9 Sheep gets in more trouble (6) 10 Giant bird article (5) 12 Jog out of bistro, tenuously (4) 15 Creature has article to mail off (6) 17 Main problem with a disorder (5) 19 Choose to veto, possibly (4) 20 Rule out getting male primate (5) 23 Set a test for flavour (5) 24 Gas that none used (4) 26 Cheer around circuit (4) 27 Unwisely rely on instrument (4) 29 Mother and daughter are crazy (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Spice (4) 4 Genuine (4) 6 Detest (4) 8 Lewd talk (4) 11 Elevate (4) 13 Teaching session (7) 14 Rodent (3) 16 Devil (5) 18 Opponent (5) 21 Cloth (5) 22 Nine-piece ensemble (5) 24 Negative (3) 25 Supernatural (7) 28 Flightless birds (4) 30 Companion (4) 31 Crafts (4) 32 Lack (4) 33 Domed recess (4)
DOWN
1 Untidy state (4) 2 Pal (4) 3 Healthy meal (5) 4 Umpire (3) 5 Ultimate (4) 7 Wearies (5) 9 Soft wool (6) 10 Mythological being (5) 12 Horse’s gait (4) 15 Beast (6) 17 Obsession (5) 19 Elect (4) 20 Madagascan creature (5) 23 Sample (5) 24 Element (4) 26 Applaud (4) 27 Old instrument (4) 29 Insane (3)