Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Carriage contains a quantity of diamonds (5)

4 Categorise a bell incorrectly (5) 7 Regard for diocese (3)

9 Right, America is ready for apple (6)

11 Only part of lethal force (4)

12 One worked for a long time (3) 13 Clothing for army commander (4,3)

15 Betting corner has something shiny (7)

18 Charge three notes (3)

19 Help make a wager (4)

20 Puzzle solved in game (6)

23 Thus sounds ill (3)

24 Come in from barren terrain (5) 25 Nervous part of speech (5)

DOWN

1 Python broke rat’s kneecap (6,5)

2 Animal in glasses (3) 3 Supporter of sport? (3) 5 Eruption is fun (5)

6 Sentence to look a long time for rank (4,7)

8 Terribly neat feature of Sicily (4)

10 Offence of losing (3)

13 Draw a boat (3)

14 Originally called in one engineer (3)

16 Prevent rave developing on time (5)

17 Doesn’t stand for untruths (4) 18 Standing up, present endless fruit (3)

21 Snitched about fool (3)

22 Juicer contains something cold (3) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Unit of gold purity (5)

4 Sticker (5)

7 Notice (3) 9 Reddish-brown (6) 11 50 per cent (4) 12 Era (3)

13 Sleeveless garment (4,3) 15 Sequin (7) 18 Payment (3)

19 Aid in crime (4)

20 Riddle (6)

23 Like this (3)

24 Go in (5)

25 Anxious (5)

DOWN

1 Australian reptile (6,5) 2 Donkey (3)

3 Golf peg (3) 5 Explosion (5) 6 Non-inherited title (4,7) 8 European volcano (4) 10 Transgression (3) 13 Pull (3)

14 Born (3)

16 Turn away (5) 17 Fibs (4)

18 Fruit (3)

21 Louse’s egg (3) 22 Frozen water (3) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror