Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Reported location of seafood (6) 4 His camera captured fraud (4) 7 Not far from one argument (4) 8 Star ready for evening (6) 9 Inclination to design pram (4) 10 Give out wrong time (4) 12 Worry about race (4) 14 Rendition’s conclusion (3) 16 Wonder inside drawer (3) 17 Lied about being lazy (4) 20 About poem being in secret writing (4) 23 Slide for small child (4) 24 Search for a long time (6) 25 Stupid European coin (4) 26 Afterwards from both ends (4) 27 Noise is unfortunate result (6)
DOWN 1 Glue to fix a step (5) 2 Queen seen in banner (4) 3 Come in from barren terrain (5) 4 Possibly airs a dress (4) 5 Box on right shows sign of damage (6) 6 Sulked on a bike (5) 11 Lame sort of dinner, say (4) 13 Sharp as a group of detectives (4) 15 Resolve comes from homemade cider (6) 16 Tessa returned something valuable (5) 18 Put off being freed indefinitely (5) 19 Article with yours truly as subject (5) 21 Brooding about god (4) 22 Agreement sounds full (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Food fish (6) 4 Dishonest scheme (4) 7 Close (4) 8 Dusk (6) 9 Slope (4) 10 Radiate (4) 12 Attention (4) 14 Finish (3) 16 Amazement (3) 17 Unoccupied (4) 20 Cipher (4) 23 Slip (4) 24 Hunt for food (6) 25 US coin (4) 26 At that time (4) 27 Steal cattle (6)
DOWN 1 Fake jewellery (5) 2 Woman’s name (4) 3 Go in (5) 4 Indian dress (4) 5 Bomb-hole (6) 6 Motorcycle (5) 11 Repast (4) 13 Corrosive substance (4) 15 Determine (6) 16 Thing of value (5) 18 Postpone (5) 19 Topic (5) 21 Norse deity (4) 22 Alliance (4)