Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Stop leg getting broken with jewellery (6)

4 Pals out on strike (4)

7 People’s event (4)

8 Bookworm confused dear queen (6)

9 Rage definitely gets old (4)

10 Dog really captured monster (4) 12 Firm about middle (4)

14 Nothing found in Manila (3) 16 Hippies’ food (3)

17 Merit of learning (4)

20 Reportedly penalised for discovery (4)

23 Ours turned bitter (4)

24 Model gets signed off (6)

25 The only fish (4)

26 Still in the venture (4)

27 Noise is unfortunate result (6)

DOWN

1 Aristocrat in pub - nothing new (5)

2 Not far from one argument (4) 3 Horror doesn’t start by mistake (5)

4 Mark’s out of mascara (4)

5 Story of the foot? (6)

6 Plead to change bicycle part (5) 11 Rage about clothing (4)

13 Honest old writer (4)

15 Deny it’s rubbish (6)

16 Oddly poses as group of lawmen (5)

18 Don’t start run with snake (5) 19 Writer goes to church for money (5)

21 Press club (4)

22 Flavouring that makes money (4)