Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Quiet freedom is commonplace (9)

8 Weird sort of route (5)

10 Old coin for royal symbol (5) 12 Shade of credibility (3) 13 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) 14 Eager for knee operation (4) 15 Gets ready to get reps in trouble (6)

16 Law incorrectly cited (5) 18 What managed to get journalist defrosted (6) 20 Surgeon’s desire (4)

22 Briefly a judge (3)

23 Previously used in poetry (3) 24 Wear down queen with verse (5)

25 Souvenir of pure licentiousness (5)

26 Dragon’s weapon of choice (6-3)

DOWN

2 Illuminated concerning quantity (5)

3 Bound to change diet (4)

4 Plan to put diplomacy in charge (6)

5 Go on about a bee (5)

6 Clock a tie wrapped around bird (9)

7 Trendy perfume, basically (2,7) 9 Resumed novel in grass (7) 11 Delight plays part by river (7) 15 Free of bride (3)

17 Change sides by mistake (6) 19 Roam around after a smell (5) 21 Engineers get careless and rest (5)

23 Language in another sentence (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Cliche (9) 8 Outlandish (5) 10 Coronet (5) 12 Scarlet (3) 13 Brown (3) 14 Enthusiastic (4) 15 Matures (6) 16 Decree (5) 18 Melted (6) 20 Encourage (4) 22 Umpire (3) 23 Before (3)

24 Wear away (5) 25 Keepsake (5) 26 Broad-bladed weapon (6-3)

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2 Liquid measure (5) 3 Fastened (4) 4 Strategy (6) 5 Monotonous sound (5)

6 Type of parrot (9) 7 Fundamentally (2,7) 9 Renovated (7) 11 Ecstasy (7) 15 Disburden (3) 17 Flaw (6)

19 Scent (5) 21 Loosen (5) 23 Gaelic (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Daily Mirror