Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Startled to find school pawned (7) 7 Register for large drink (6) 8 Tidy health worker (7) 9 Walk to cut energy (4) 11 Mature pier design (4) 12 Pleasant to put husband in recess (5) 15 Sure to use stratagem (4) 16 Inclusive school cracked code (2-2) 17 Guard lost head at way in (5) 18 Smile at supporter (4) 19 Don’t eat quickly (4) 21 Rattle about with time for canape? (7) 22 Sonnet delivered great deal (6) 23 Party by Roman upset bouncer (7)

DOWN

1 Most employees have to stop (4) 2 Sensible person set lair out (7) 3 Poles’ strange inclination (5) 4 Present during the recording (4) 5 Credit European with bad habits and cracks (8) 6 Time to put keys under couch (3,3) 10 Mechanic sees speaker take exercise (8) 11 Prunes have to manage (3) 13 I can’t go off outer layer (7) 14 Edge of the material (3) 15 Socialist has hospital department leased (6) 18 Stick to prohibition outside (5) 19 Fate affected Greek export (4) 20 Tim’s lost in obscurity (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Surprised (7) 7 Boy soprano (6) 8 Neat (7) 9 Long stride (4) 11 Ready to eat (4) 12 Perfect job for using one’s skills (5) 15 Subterfuge (4) 16 Mixed school (2-2) 17 Access (5) 18 Ray of light (4) 19 Rapid (4) 21 Small flan (7) 22 Large weights (6) 23 Porter (7)

DOWN

1 Stalk (4) 2 Pragmatist (7) 3 Ramp (5) 4 In this place (4) 5 Fissures (8) 6 Couch (3,3) 10 Switchboard worker (8) 11 Sprint (3) 13 Veneer (7) 14 Seam (3) 15 Hired (6) 18 Conductor’s wand (5) 19 Greek cheese (4) 20 Fog (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror