Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Boasts at home of lookout post (5,4)

8 Ring that fellow in church (5)

10 Addressed part of a wheel (5) 12 Offence of losing (3) 13 Knock Pat over (3)

14 Mine changed in manner (4)

15 Quietly riles about an implement (6)

16 Shade naive (5)

18 Informant at the bank (6) 20 Won’t change borough (4) 22 Pleased with the field (3) 23 Headwear of

iron character (3)

24 Streets in broadsheet (5) 25 Wear down queen with poem (5) 26 Embellished his garden differently (9)

DOWN

2 Lift gets more money (5) 3 Naval architect (4)

4 Settle in honest league (6) 5 Poles’ new inclination (5) 6 Mat crisis involved weapons (9)

7 Insect joints are superb (4,5)

9 Melding arrangements that are combined (7) 11 He decorates ship’s line (7) 15 For each experience has it (3)

17 Cause to move so near (6) 19 Animal all over mother (5) 21 Gas round the area (5) 23 Church distant from fences in part of East Anglia (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Observation spot (5,4)

8 Peal (5)

10 Talked (5)

12 Transgression (3) 13 Faucet (3)

14 Demeanour (4) 15 Hand tool (6)

16 Colour (5)

18 Cashier (6)

20 Urban area (4) 22 Meadow (3)

23 Hat (3)

24 Routes

for vehicles (5) 25 Crumble with time (5) 26 Adorned (9)

DOWN

2 Elevate (5) 3 Small bird (4) 4 Snuggle (6) 5 Ramp (5) 6 Oriental swords (9) 7 Excellent thing (4,5) 9 Mixed (7) 11 Artist (7)

15 For every (3) 17 Grounds (6) 19 Beast of burden (5) 21 Bracing sea air (5) 23 Low-lying lands (4)