Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Flyer has left start (6) 4 Reportedly start race for ingredient (4) 7 No westerner outside is obliged (4) 8 Box on right shows sign of damage (6) 9 Dueller’s choice gets record points (4) 10 Possibly airs dress (4) 12 Lone broadcast at Christmas (4) 14 Truth about groove (3) 16 Field of pleasure (3) 17 Time of confusion, say (4) 20 Figure it’s broken (4) 23 Spin the first vase (4) 24 Instructions that may be holy (6) 25 Made off with Dutch dairy product (4) 26 Somehow pose as something valuable (4) 27 Rocks ship with strange note (6)

DOWN

1 Detail about European plane (5) 2 Land in terrible rain (4) 3 Husky, say, or another animal (5) 4 Burn report from prophet (4) 5 Yearn for a steeple (6) 6 Finished on time, that’s obvious (5) 11 Everything unknown to friend (4) 13 Unusual to get second chances (4) 15 Energy in new brass weapons (6) 16 The French put off diminishing (3-2) 18 A fellow’s in tiny bits (5) 19 Tries out cricket matches (5) 21 Loosen at peacekeepers party (4) 22 Eager for knee operation (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Wince (6) 4 Edible starch (4) 7 Is indebted to (4) 8 Volcano mouth (6) 9 Fencing blade (4) 10 Indian garment (4) 12 Yuletide (4) 14 Furrow (3) 16 Meadow (3) 17 Periods of 24 hours (4) 20 Sculpture (4) 23 Rotate (4) 24 Commands (6) 25 Type of cheese (4) 26 Currency unit (4) 27 Pebbles (6)

DOWN

1 Surface (5) 2 Tehran’s country (4) 3 Equine mammal (5) 4 Clairvoyant (4) 5 Work towards (6) 6 Observable (5) 11 Companion (4) 13 Probabilities (4) 15 Swords (6) 16 Lessening (3-2) 18 Particles (5) 19 Samples (5) 21 Reverse (4) 22 Enthusiastic (4)