Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Tax on tasty dump, perhaps (5,4) 8 Lots of sheets are wasted on manuscript (5) 10 Feeling that may be common (5) 12 Relaxed during conversation (3) 13 Label a game (3) 14 Encounter report of beef, say (4) 15 Brave choir performed with energy (6) 16 A room for a trophy (5) 18 Mad Ron turned out to be aimless (6) 20 Snack in trolley (4) 22 One worked for a long time (3) 23 Refurbished with hair (3) 24 Landowner gets fat around island (5) 25 Collect a great deal (5) 26 Hired map with wild deer (9)
DOWN
2 Ridicule drinks, say (5) 3 Tim’s lost in obscurity (4) 4 Cloth rusted away (6) 5 Got an alternative routine (5) 6 Firstly, proper liar lost coordinate (9) 7 Crime turned out not quite so uncharitable (9) 9 Entertainer turning to drama (7) 11 Organ - an instrument that’s within hearing (7) 15 Bad actor in shambles (3) 17 Roam, say, and ponder (6) 19 Negative response heard from horse (5) 21 Talk at zero speed (5) 23 Feta production is destiny (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 House purchase levy (5,4) 8 Large quantity of paper (5) 10 Perceive (5) 12 Was seated (3) 13 Sticker (3) 14 Converge (4) 15 Courageous (6) 16 Honour (5) 18 Haphazard (6) 20 Tumble (4) 22 Era (3) 23 Animal pelt (3) 24 Scottish landowner (5) 25 Assemble (5) 26 Leased (9)
DOWN
2 Mock (5) 3 Fog (4) 4 Cleaning rag (6) 5 Ballroom dance (5) 6 Essentially (9) 7 Cruel (9) 9 Bullfighter (7) 11 Hearing membrane (7) 15 Type of pork (3) 17 Miracle (6) 19 Whinny (5) 21 Speak in public (5) 23 Doom (4)