Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Jeopardised repair with expert (7)

7 Joined the team (6)

8 Secure giant, say (7)

9 Started with quiche (4)

11 Got up, drunk and sore (4) 12 Pole’s strange inclination (5) 15 Fastens around necks (4)

16 Left atmosphere in burrow (4) 17 Mopes about at meeting (5) 18 Forward in expertise (4)

19 Plant doctor on ship (4)

21 Attire caught hostel out (7) 22 Keep marine working (6) 23 Waded and got quietly confused (7)

DOWN

1 Figure it’s broken (4)

2 Sneaks overturn digits (7) 3 Assembled concerning length (5)

4 Change during meditation (4) 5 Hero gets cold during sea travel (8)

6 Daughter finds target — some food (6)

10 Various, as arranged (8)

11 Tear out of Tripoli (3) 13 Sportsman depicted as Roman (7)

14 Greek character has time for mine (3)

15 Ace put out vessel (6) 18 Impersonated dopes, oddly (5)

19 Only a lake (4)

20 Yearn to be extensive (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Threatened (7) 7 Merged (6)

8 Make fast (7)

9 Flan (4)

11 Flower (4)

12 Ramp (5)

15 Binds (4)

16 Den (4)

17 Race course (5) 18 Saucy (4)

19 Dense growth (4) 21 Garments (7) 22 Stay (6) 23 Propelled a canoe (7)

DOWN

1 Sculpture (4) 2 Walks stealthily (7) 3 Unit of length (5) 4 Revise (4)

5 Greek demigod (8) 6 Meal (6) 10 Miscellaneous (8) 11 Epitaph (1,1,1) 13 Rower (7)

14 Large hole (3) 15 Saucer’s partner (6) 18 Presented (5)

19 Just (4)

20 Extensive (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror