Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Relax as bear gets depressed (5,4)

8 Snack that’s round, as it happens (5)

10 Fruit causes a painful affliction (5)

12 Agree with the head (3) 13 Procure from strange tradesman (3)

14 Patchy dye around right home (4)

15 Frank may be the son (6) 16 Representative time with book (5)

18 Striker wins cup in Germany (6)

20 Endlessly regretting destruction (4)

22 Permit to hire (3)

23 Criticise deity (3)

24 Gets close to saner method (5)

25 Animated a veil badly (5) 26 Teens seen off in a state (9)

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2 Fastening in wet conditions (5)

3 One editor’s requirement (4) 4 Persist as a mythical reptile (6) 5 Composed wife tore off (5) 6 Not minced – cooked with salt (9)

7 Occasions for trendy positions (9)

9 Passenger on a space probe (7)

11 Principal line in London (7) 15 That woman’s in the right (3) 17 Progresses and has good relationship (4,2) 19 Scowl at spilt lager (5)

21 Join military group to the east (5)

23 Don’t answer, overtake (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Resign (5,4) 8 Murky green (5) 10 Oak seed (5) 12 Signal assent (3) 13 Obtain (3) 14 Squirrel’s nest (4) 15 Truthful (6) 16 Broker (5) 18 Assailant (6)

20 Spoil (4)

22 Allow (3)

23 Cooking vessel (3) 24 Approaches (5) 25 Living (5)

26 US state (9)

DOWN

2 String (5)

3 Lack (4) 4 Legendary creature (6) 5 Corresponded (5) 6 Mustard or ketchup, eg (9) 7 Examples (9) 9 Traveller (7) 11 Fundamental (7) 15 Pronoun (3) 17 Boards (4,2) 19 Angry look (5) 21 Merge (5)

23 Elapse (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror