Two-speed coffeebreak QUICK CLUES
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
Vehicle not returning package (6) Warble during class, in German (4) Open a container (4) One prisoner in charge — exemplary (6) Rubbish on a list (4) Managed to get one in bad conditions (4) Sound feeble for a few days (4) Rendition’s conclusion (3) Now employees have to be obliged (3) 17 Free to get new skin (4) 20 Furious wife flipped lid (4) 23 Rent at different rate (4) 24 Resemble man with token (6) 25 Brigade’s capital (4) 26 Prompts copper on points (4) 27 Burden with clutter (6) 1 4
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Man, around 51, is very loud (5) Origin of botany? (4) Crane made of shell material (5) Possibly airs gown (4) Pressed journalist to pursue club (6) Happy with new organ (5) Like a family (4) Peer in real trouble (4) Watch out for flyer having struggle (6) 16 Dispenser to cop it, sadly (5) 18 One transaction is perfect (5) 19 New remit to watch, say (5) 21 Woman in view? (4) 22 Table in small
scientist’s room (4)
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ACROSS
Box (6) Croon (4) Slightly open (4) Archetypal (6) Schedule (4) Precipitation (4) Part of a month (4) 14 Finish (3) 16 Be indebted to (3) 17 Peel (4) 20 Untamed (4) 23 Rip (4) 24 Symbol (6) 25 Latvian capital (4) 26 Signals (4) 27 Wooden planks (6) 1 4 7 8 9 10 12
DOWN
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Steep rock face (5) Source (4) Mother-of-pearl (5) Indian dress (4) Smoothed (6) Pancreas or thyroid?(5) Similar (4) Aristocrat (4) Look out (6) Drinks dispenser (5) Model (5) Stopwatch (5) Flower (4) Piece of stone (4)
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