Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Speed around large venue (5) 4 Endlessly harass for brooch (5) 7 Now employees have to be obliged (3) 9 Get gun out a bit (6) 11 Only a lake (4) 12 Slippery around rim (3) 13 Actors get a point at a game (7) 15 Energy at the back from one direction (7) 18 Dumb ideas include offer (3) 19 Take out some wood (4) 20 Emphasise tension (6) 23 Appearing to have food (3) 24 Old Italian-style manor (5) 25 Staring at a torn page (5)

DOWN

1 Judges give whisk to repairman (5,6) 2 Firm German wheel (3) 3 Fewer around animal (3) 5 Doctor gets points for attire (5) 6 Stone lies around in Ireland (7,4) 8 Terribly neat feature of Sicily (4) 10 Making a piece about hole (3) 13 Copper gets first place signal (3) 14 No-one sounds as devout as her (3) 16 Some insects are small and affectionate (5) 17 Ask hoarsely for a file (4) 18 Last word from the cricket? (3) 21 Drink of character, say (3) 22 Bragged about scrap (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Location (5) 4 Emblem (5) 7 Be indebted to (3) 9 Small lump (6) 11 Just (4) 12 Facial feature (3) 13 Card game (7) 15 Oriental (7) 18 Tender (3) 19 Type of wood (4) 20 Anxiety (6) 23 Vegetable (3) 24 Former empire (5) 25 Open-mouthed (5)

DOWN

1 Bodywork fixer (5,6) 2 Toothed wheel (3) 3 Female sheep (3) 5 Gown (5) 6 Nickname for Ireland (7,4) 8 European volcano (4) 10 Opening (3) 13 Snooker stick (3) 14 Devout woman (3) 16 Group of bees (5) 17 Coarse file (4) 18 Leave-taking word (3) 21 Beverage (3) 22 Duster (3)