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Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Chap with key to crypt (4) 4 Rail about fibber (4) 6 European staff (4)

8 Way out of planet (4) 11 Long story about a gas (4) 13 Food around strange dog, say (7) 14 Betting on a spring (3)

16 Art is performed for part of flight (5)

18 New scale for fasteners (5) 21 Communicat­ion from a mile away (1-4)

22 Challenged out of dread (5) 24 Youngster of frugality (3)

25 Furniture useful to an actor (7) 28 Excellent game is played (4) 30 Become a father, returning in derision (4) 31 Crude sort of weld (4)

32 Mail off to the country (4) 33 Midge has unexpected tang (4)

DOWN

1 One of vital cosmetics (4) 2 Soldiers get acceptable range of food (4)

3 Does order small portions of medication­s (5) 4 Member of whole group (3) 5 Rubbish on a list (4) 7 Overdue, having time for hot beverage (5) 9 A drama about some ships (6) 10 It flickers at the end of three months (5) 12 When I get a lot of land (4) 15 Chief decorator’s last undercoat (6)

17 Collect a great deal (5)

19 Local man gets peaceful (4) 20 Small border — it’s like grass (5) 23 Depicted as haggard (5) 24 Miserable German left with hesitation (4) 26 Indication to mix gins (4) 27 Hire in Brentwood (4) 29 Delighted with name (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Mausoleum (4) 4 Dishonest person (4) 6 Post (4) 8 Country road (4) 11 Prose narrative (4) 13 Flat savoury cake (7) 14 Belgian town (3) 16 Step (5)

18 Shoe ties (5) 21 Electronic message (1-4) 22 Was brave enough (5) 24 Young woman (3) 25 Furniture item (7) 28 Wonderful (4) 30 Father (4) 31 Suggestive (4) 32 African country (4) 33 Biting insect (4)

DOWN

1 Bathroom powder (4)

2 Bill of fare (4) 3 Amounts of medicine (5) 4 Limb (3) 5 Schedule (4) 7 Type of coffee (5) 9 Fleet (6) 10 Glowing coal (5) 12 Continent (4) 15 Exercise book (6) 17 Assemble (5) 19 Serene (4) 20 Marsh plant (5) 23 Sketched (5) 24 Sullen (4) 26 Gesture (4) 27 Lease (4) 29 Biblical priest (3)

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