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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Aristocrat in pub – nothing new (5) 4 Residence right for old Greek (5) 7 Vitality gets woman married (3) 9 Show-stopper for fellow at home with beer (6)

11 In and around former empire (4) 12 Wanting to include tiny creature (3) 13 Transport gold on a boat (7) 15 Pope not transporte­d in sports car? (4-3) 18 Drama about sheep (3) 19 Aide made odd impression (4)

20 Boar is travelling line on a map (6) 23 Hearsay about organ (3) 24 Left on side of shelf (5) 25 Design is laced another way (5)

DOWN

1 US showman gets cattle invoice (7,4) 2 Removal includes eggs (3) 3 Nothing found in Manila (3) 5 Chap to leave some fruit (5) 6 Officer at the back (4,7) 8 Note from yours truly to doctor (4) 10 Snitched about fool (3) 13 Procure from strange tradesman (3) 14 Snapped about forty winks (3) 16 Journalist gets soldiers to improve (5) 17 Updo that is on cartoon dog (4)

18 Apply pressure to central problem (3) 21 School nowadays is gloomy (3)

22 Raw material from forest (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Nobleman (5) 4 Iliad poet (5) 7 Vigour (3)

9 Last number (6) 11 Ancient Peruvian (4) 12 Insect (3) 13 Venetian craft (7) 15 Having a removable roof (4-3)

18 Male sheep (3) 19 Notion (4)

20 Line of equal pressure (6) 23 Listening organ (3) 24 Sill (5)

25 Sticker (5)

DOWN

1 Wild West impresario (7,4) 2 Egg cells (3) 3 Zero (3) 5 Tropical fruit (5) 6 Naval officer (4,7) 8 Message (4) 10 Louse’s egg (3) 13 Obtain (3) 14 Short sleep (3) 16 Correct (text) (5) 17 Garfield’s foe (4) 18 Abrade (3) 21 Miserable (3) 22 Mineral (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

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