Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Quick look for acne (4-5) 8 Fake energy? Pity (5)

10 Extra pears are ordered (5) 12 Fasten nightie?

Nowhere near! (3)

13 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3)

14 Utilises Sue’s recipe (4) 15 Mild information let out (6) 16 Handled transaction on time (5) 18 Nurse going out with British artist (6) 20 Animal of compassion, say (4)

22 Permit to hire (3)

23 Energy savings scheme (3) 24 Wear down queen with poem (5)

25 Talk at zero speed (5) 26 Argues again, then rests ears, maybe (9)

DOWN

2 Petal-shaped dish (5) 3 Sentimental and terribly wet, note (4) 4 Those moved and left B & B (6)

5 Talk about new slogan (5) 6 Mouths use satire in a new way (9) 7 Quantity noticed around incident (9)

9 Felony did seem wrong (7) 11 Criticise the registered cat (7)

15 Talk of argon, say (3) 17 European rents out logs (6)

19 Stop key leaving with English chap (5)

21 Isolated a section (5) 23 European staff (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Unscheduled test (4-5)

8 Disgrace (5) 10 Surplus (5)

12 Bind (3)

13 Brown (3) 14 Applications (4) 15 Soothing (6) 16 Distributed (5) 18 Flemish painter (6)

20 Male deer (4) 22 Allow (3)

23 Vigour (3)

24 Wear away (5) 25 Speak in public (5) 26 Declares again (9)

DOWN

2 Crockery item (5) 3 Over-sentimental (4) 4 Boarding house (6)

5 Intone (5)

6 River mouths (9)

7 Number (9)

9 Crime (7)

11 Feline (7)

15 Type of element (3)

17 Goes in (6)

19 Chap (5)

21 Separate (5)

23 Post (4)