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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 Plucky, having fortune (4)

4 Element of victory (4)

6 The French find Virginia hot stuff (4)

8 Cease sending post (4)

11 Lots unfortunat­ely mislaid (4)

13 Usually humid without right current (7)

14 Boiler’s fuel (3)

16 Show new spirit (5)

18 Artisan, mother and child (5)

21 Sauce held in colossal sack (5)

22 Giant bird article (5)

24 Nod back at academic (3)

25 Road not travelled by twister (7)

28 Midge has unpleasant tang (4)

30 Always in same version (4)

31 Organise sale of drinks (4)

32 Advertise bung (4)

33 Unusual second chances (4)

DOWN

1 Lean on table (4)

2 Cut in produce (4)

3 Dish as ordered by boy (5)

4 Talk of argon, say (3)

5 Trade in lead, possibly (4)

7 Loves upset animals (5)

9 Cat takes to a new plant (6)

10 Scheme involves one flier (5)

12 Loot spent on utensil (4)

15 Trendy team locked up (6)

17 Principal-sounding state (5)

19 Inform on mixing gins (4)

20 Clumsy worker brings up city of birth (5)

23 Famous as a piece of music? (5)

24 Discard at tip (4)

26 Fervent help around five (4)

27 Raw materials from forest (4)

29 Go on at a horse (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Chance (4)

4 Precious metal (4)

6 Molten rock (4)

8 Desist (4)

11 Got beaten (4)

13 Relevant (7)

14 Lubricant (3)

16 Devil (5)

18 Stoneworke­r (5)

21 Latin American dance (5)

22 Mythical figure (5)

24 Professor (3)

25 Cyclone (7)

28 Biting insect (4)

30 Constantly (4)

31 Beers (4)

32 Stopper (4)

33 Probabilit­ies (4)

DOWN

1 Inventory (4)

2 Harvest (4)

3 Cold meal (5)

4 Type of element (3)

5 Transactio­n (4)

7 Rodents (5)

9 Ketchup base (6)

10 Aviator (5)

12 Implement (4)

15 Within (6)

17 US state (5)

19 Croon (4)

20 Relating to birth (5)

23 Observed (5)

24 Reject (4)

26 Eager (4)

27 Minerals (4)

29 Scold (3)

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