Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Two chaps are foreign (7)

7 Wears down queen with poems (6)

8 Marines set lesson (7) 9 Appearing to have food (4)

11 Pole on deck is expert without hesitation (4)

12 The same two dots (5) 15 Reportedly nailed sensitivity (4) 16 What managed to melt? (4)

17 Act it out in the loft (5)

18 Good time with a deity (4)

19 Store for bran, possibly (4) 21 Widow has bet after party (7) 22 Harsh, always, in

London area (6)

23 Instances of most trouble with soldiers (7)

DOWN

1 Wager has a pulse (4) 2 Close-packed cosmetics case (7)

3 Took test again, getting different rates (5)

4 Employer’s new ruse (4) 5 Mark has one Tim returned weapon (8) 6 Ran back to argue, being limited (6)

10 Work out meatiest recipe (8) 11 Mother has time for rug (3) 13 Protest loudly at the weather (7)

14 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) 15 Meant to travel with daughter’s bike (6)

18 Fears new ticket prices (5) 19 Top bets are lost (4)

20 Cut in personnel (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Muscovite? (7) 7 Wears away (6) 8 Teaching session (7)

9 Fruit (4)

11 Sail support (4) 12 Likewise (5) 15 Diplomacy (4) 16 Defrost (4)

17 Garret (5) 18 Mr Tumnus, eg (4) 19 Outbuilding (4) 21 Titled widow (7) 22 Strict (6)

23 Short periods (7)

DOWN

1 Defeat (4)

2 Dense (7)

3 Took an exam again (5) 4 Consumer (4) 5 Curved sword (8) 6 Restricted (6) 10 Roughly calculate (8)

11 Floor covering (3) 13 Accompaniment to lightning (7) 14 Brown (3) 15 Two-seater bicycle (6)

18 Paying passengers (5) 19 Supreme (4) 20 Ship’s company (4)