Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Citadel changed, in a manner of speaking (7)

7 Heard offspring made tea (6) 8 Defeated contestant sprinted as well (4-3)

9 Auction ales off (4)

11 Tried working without energy or grime (4)

12 Conversed about poetry (5)

15 Not good at needing money (4) 16 Nothing about a form of digital protection (4)

17 Victor misses front target (5) 18 Air of invention (4)

19 Resting places in the county (4) 21 Group gets part without river (7)

22 Measures snow leopards (6) 23 Socialist studies and shows embarrassment (7)

DOWN

1 Sailor finds the French skilful (4)

2 Allowance for boarding house (7)

3 Handled transaction on time (5) 4 Lied about being lazy (4)

5 Mixed lone dose and relaxed (8) 6 Listen out for decoration (6) 10 Stopped and apprehended (8) 11 Nod back at academic (3) 13 Managed, with fire, to plunder (7)

14 It’s a new way to take exams (3) 15 Steal rifle away after parking (6)

18 It’s in heaven, usually (5) 19 Blessing bishop with nothing on (4)

20 Great deal of service (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Form of language (7) 7 Made beer (6) 8 Loser (4-3) 9 Transaction (4) 11 Filth (4)

12 Stanza (5)

15 Hard up (4)

16 Metal fastener (4) 17 Central (5) 18 Opening (4)

19 Cots (4)

21 Clique (7)

22 Imperial weights (6) 23 Blushes (7)

DOWN

1 Competent (4) 2 Old age grant (7) 3 Distributed (5) 4 Unoccupied (4) 5 Slackened (8) 6 Christmas decoration (6) 10 Taken into custody (8) 11 Professor (3) 13 Pillage (7)

14 Take a pew! (3) 15 Filch (6)

18 Planet (5) 19 Advantage (4) 20 Large amount (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror