Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues ACROSS
Somehow get man fridge ornament (6)
Don’t eat quickly (4)
Scan a red construction (4) Canter off in a daze (6) Book’s self-dedication (4) Mean to change the last word (4)
Appealing to reduce energy (4)
Juicer contains something cold (3)
Wonder in drawer (3) Attractive girl left twice after party (4)
20 God of both orders (4)
23 Friend working on ship (4)
24 Discuss what young lady
consumed (6)
25 Decorate with alcohol? (4)
26 Small group,
owing to time (4)
27 Tenner spent on
cheese ingredient (6) 1
4 7 8 9 10
12 14
16 17
DOWN
Heath has time to get car (5)
Leave time to get a nanny (4)
Handle a nice surprise (5) Reportedly celebrate destiny (4) A professor is a handsome youngster (6) Three moved yonder (5) Lame sort of dinner, say (4) Loosen at a French party (4) Irritate at the plant (6) Dream about having a weapon (5) Arrange by command (5) Cry at broken table (5)
Hate adjusting temperature (4)
22 Threaten conflict
to the north (4)
1 2
3 4
5
6 11 13 15 16
18 19 21
Quick clues ACROSS
Attractive object? (6)
4 Rapid (4)
7 Peruse (4)
8 Hypnotic state (6)
9 Volume (4)
10 So be it (4)
12 Lovely (4)
14 Frozen water (3)
16 Amazement (3)
17 Plaything (4)
20 Norse deity (4)
23 Pal (4)
24 Discussion (6)
25 Shoe fastening (4)
26 Twosome (4)
27 Curdling agent (6) 1
DOWN
Engine (5)
Farm animal (4) Deal with (5)
Doom (4)
Beautiful youth in Greek myth (6)
6 In that place (5)
11 Repast (4)
13 Reverse (4)
15 Stinging weed (6)
16 Weapon-bearing (5)
18 Arrangement (5)
19 Sheep’s cry (5)
21 Warmth (4)
22 Admonish (4) 1 2 3 4 5
Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror