Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Loses race to cook dish (9) 8 A charge to see tropical paradise (5) 10 Calibration seen on fish (5) 12 Traitor within fraternity (3) 13 Concurred with dog (3) 14 Contented with accommodation (4) 15 Deserved to move near journalist (6)

16 House makes

Virginia sick inside (5) 18 Withdraw from psychiatrist (6)

20 Tyre part found

underground (4)

22 Layabout in loafers (3)

23 Study of cadences (3)

24 Lots of steam initially

scalded a woman (5)

25 Meeting to cook tacos (5) 26 Somehow settle pup —

one of seven (9)

DOWN

2 Fruit causes a painful affliction (5)

3 Last order for sailor (4)

4 Imp crashes cars by a lake (6)

5 Memorise renal layout (5) 6 Liar upset saint fast (9) 7 Improved a dad, these ties (4,5)

9 Vital work by a new foreigner (7)

11 Clerics put uranium in boxes (7)

15 Feel kind about animal (3) 17 Youngster at home with fellow worker (6)

19 Outer sort of course (5) 21 Relative is mostly vague (5) 23 Attorney finds politician wet (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Stew (9)

8 Coral reef (5) 10 Proportion (5) 12 Rodent (3) 13 Mongrel (3) 14 Canvas shelter (4) 15 Merited (6) 16 Country house (5) 18 Diminish (6) 20 Hollow cylinder (4)

22 Fool (3)

23 Lair (3)

24 Steam bath (5)

25 Race meeting (5) 26 One of seven

children (9)

DOWN

2 Oak fruit (5) 3 Seasoning (4) 4 Scoundrel (6) 5 Gain knowledge (5) 6 Dreamer (9) 7 Ties (4,5) 9 European (7) 11 Clergymen (7) 15 Moose (3) 17 Child (6) 19 Journey (5) 21 Relation (5) 23 Moist (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Irish Mirror