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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 Debit organised for bathroom fitting (5)

4 Rational detectives left union first (5)

7 Member of whole group (3)

9 Lackey has bearings in many styles (3-3)

11 Look in Tuscany (4)

12 Neither out of ignorance (3)

13 I see Tim rewriting catalogue (7)

15 Averse to making a profit on the way (7)

18 Father may explode (3)

19 Remove during jousting (4)

20 Adviser puts soldiers on hill (6)

23 Honest about quantity (3)

24 Actor surplus to requiremen­ts (5)

25 Confused communist next to railway district (5)

DOWN

1 After a gag is not funny anymore (6,1,4)

2 Feel modest about growth (3)

3 Drink of character, say (3)

5 Plants one after key performanc­e (5)

6 Meal with politician­s at event (6,5)

8 Midge has unexpected tang (4)

10 Teacher back in prison (3)

13 Man of defiance (3)

14 Devour in one attempt (3)

16 Tessa returned something valuable (5)

17 Total zero at sport (4)

18 Greek character has time for mine (3)

21 Rendition’s conclusion (3)

22 Originally called in one engineer (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Bathroom item (5)

4 Coherent (5)

7 Limb (3)

9 Sycophant (3-3)

11 Peruse (4)

12 And not (3)

13 List (7)

15 Opposed (7)

18 Burst (3)

19 Evict (4)

20 Trusted counsellor (6)

23 Number (3)

24 Additional (5)

25 Northern Irish district (5)

DOWN

1 No longer amusing (6,1,4)

2 Type of tree (3)

3 Beverage (3)

5 Prickly succulents (5)

6 Social occasion (6,5)

8 Biting insect (4)

10 Term of respect (3)

13 Mr Hislop? (3)

14 Consume (3)

16 Thing of worth (5)

17 Japanese wrestling (4)

18 Large hole (3) 21 Finish (3)

22 Born as (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

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