Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Criticise the registered cat (7) 7 Informant at the bank (6) 8 Predicament for woman after flipping lid (7)

9 Scan a red construction (4) 11 Work at cash register (4) 12 Carriage contains a quantity of diamonds (5)

15 Fashion might start with poem (4)

16 Gasp terribly at holes (4) 17 Picture one game being played (5)

18 Wife upset pet and broke down (4)

19 Left some wine (4)

21 Being more chubby is almost a game (7)

22 Last performance with artist to the stars (6)

23 Sleep rough around the empty part of church (7)

DOWN

1 Phase pets out (4)

2 Dial for drunken state (7) 3 Plead to change bicycle part (5)

4 Raid carried out without water (4)

5 Green tea brewed for youngster (8)

6 Criticises cooks (6)

10 European throws glance at English style (8)

11 Feline to get married (3) 13 Delight plays part by river (7) 14 Captain has fitting (3)

15 New remits for hats (6) 18 Swore badly, having deteriorated (5)

19 Pale sort of ring (4)

20 Recalled about visit (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Black leopard (7) 7 Cashier (6) 8 Quandary (7) 9 Peruse (4) 11 Cultivate (4)

12 Unit of gold purity (5)

15 Manner (4) 16 Openings (4) 17 Likeness (5)

18 Cried (4)

19 Harbour (4)

21 More spherical (7) 22 Stellar (6)

23 Spire (7)

DOWN

1 Stair (4) 2 US state (7) 3 Foot lever (5) 4 Dry (4) 5 Adolescent (8) 6 Bakes in oil (6) 10 Grace (8)

11 Male cat (3) 13 Ecstasy (7) 14 Suitable (3) 15 Bishops’ headdresses (6) 18 Less good (5) 19 Chime (4)

20 Shout (4)