Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Cat gets paroled, strangely (7) 7 Way uncontrollable weed gets cooked (6) 8 A smile’s turned out to be random (7) 9 Posted nets off (4) 11 Flavouring that makes money (4) 12 Husky, say, or another animal (5) 15 Throw cats out (4) 16 Ever-changing swerve (4) 17 Total state (5) 18 Air of invention (4) 19 Rite using flag (4) 21 Food sent to Capri (7) 22 The French shelter is hidden (6) 23 Bird lugs ale about (7)

DOWN

1 When I get a lot of land (4) 2 Continue to press it awkwardly (7) 3 Inclined to have meagre time, we hear (5) 4 Change during meditation (4) 5 Go onto the hard shoulder in sweater (8) 6 Cloth rusted away (6) 10 Logging green tin badly (8) 11 Mother has time for rug (3) 13 Continued to put fresh grass outside (7) 14 Ready for collection (3) 15 Islanders are heels (6) 18 Woman takes it to be very important (5) 19 Charge for ring (4) 20 Friend working on board (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 African feline (7) 7 Casseroled (6) 8 Without direction (7) 9 Dispatched (4) 11 Herb (4) 12 Equine mammal (5) 15 Group of actors (4) 16 Change course (4) 17 Voice (5) 18 Opening (4) 19 Become weary (4) 21 Fruit (7) 22 Underlying (6) 23 Tern (7)

DOWN

1 Largest continent (4) 2 Carry on with determination (7) 3 Listed (5) 4 Revise (4) 5 Jumper (8) 6 Cleaning rag (6) 10 Going in (8) 11 Floor covering (3) 13 Renovated (7) 14 Solidify (3) 15 Caribbean islanders (6) 18 Essential (5) 19 Chime (4) 20 Pal (4)