Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues ACROSS
1 Fellow joins the Spanish
place of worship (6)
4 Look in Tuscany (4)
7 Part of Far East (4)
8 Scree avalanche leads to
second break (6)
9 Catch different part (4)
10 Point seat out (4)
12 Possibly airs a dress (4)
14 Lubricant from boiler (3) 16 James briefly heard in
PE (3)
17 The editor has to pay
attention (4)
20 Still in the venture (4)
23 Race round tract (4)
24 Deal with one outburst (6) 25 Willing bird (4)
26 Owing to student
contest (4)
27 Learnt about regular
payment (6)
DOWN
1 Preserved and fixed (5)
2 Marched round building (4) 3 Earls running from light (5) 4 Ready with small
collections (4)
5 Vehicle not back in
container (6)
6 Force plane to land (5)
11 Maiden’s attendant (4)
13 Bachelor’s pain (4)
15 Come out east and join (6) 16 Wonderful sum of
money (5)
18 Come in from barren
terrain (5)
19 Caught spool in basket (5) 21 Revealing about meat (4) 22 Started with a quiche (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror
Quick clues ACROSS
1 Small church (6)
4 Peruse (4)
7 Region (4)
8 Alcove (6)
9 Snare (4)
10 Compass direction (4) 12 Indian garment (4)
14 Fuel (3)
16 Sports hall (3)
17 Listen (4)
20 Level (4)
23 Imperial
measurement (4)
24 Angry speech (6)
25 Pastime (4)
26 Fight (4)
27 Hire charge (6)
DOWN
1 Healed (5)
2 Curved
structure (4)
3 Beam of focused
light (5)
4 Groups (4)
5 Box (6)
6 Asian
country (5)
11 Assistant (4)
13 Yearn (4)
15 Appear (6)
16 Imposing (5)
18 Go in (5)
19 Fish basket (5) 21 Calf meat (4)
22 Flan (4)
Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror