Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Outlook changes space and time (6)

4 Mark’s out of mascara (4) 7 Authentic sort of earl (4) 8 Reported location of fish (6)

9 Crash brings fellow trouble (4)

10 Declare Vera to be mad (4) 12 Maiden’s assistant (4) 14 Surely level half of Fenland city? (3)

16 Woman from Esher (3)

17 Changes as to fodder (4)

20 Posted nets off (4)

23 Praise a peer,

by the sound of it (4)

24 Landlady’s character (6)

25 Excellent game is played (4) 26 Afterwards from both ends (4)

27 Burden with auction involving hollow dud (6)

DOWN

1 Panes smashed by tree (5) 2 Pale sort of ring (4)

3 Pace rated incorrectly (5) 4 Strongbox is unharmed (4) 5 Treacle endlessly poured into drink (6)

6 Get better at racing event (5)

11 Invested with underwear (4)

13 Picture one prisoner (4) 15 Continue summary (6) 16 Leave Adriatic resort (5) 18 Finally doesn’t finish a book (5)

19 Drive for the police (5) 21 Need to rearrange garden (4)

22 Horse disturbing dust (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Feature (6) 4 Disfigure (4) 7 Genuine (4)

8 Food fish (6)

9 Be unsuccessful (4) 10 Assert (4)

12 Attendant (4)

14 Cathedral city (3) 16 Pronoun (3)

17 Grains (4)

20 Dispatched (4) 23 Praise (4)

24 Epistle (6)

25 Wonderful (4)

26 At that time (4) 27 Riding seat (6)

DOWN

1 Poplar (5) 2 Chime (4) 3 Step (5) 4 Secure (4) 5 Red wine (6) 6 Gather (5) 11 Singlet (4) 13 Religious image (4) 15 Carry on (6) 16 Cleave (5) 18 Collection of maps (5) 19 Compel (5) 21 Genesis location (4) 22 Metal fastener (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror