Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Plot involved danger (6) 4 Reminder from yours truly to doctor (4) 7 Still in the venture (4) 8 Close a construction for comfort (6) 9 Unfortunately sent home (4) 10 Unfriendly party at ancient city (4) 12 Get oysters with trifles (4) 14 Singing with spirit (3) 16 Law-breaking implement (3) 17 Origin of botany? (4) 20 Pale sort of spring (4) 23 Thug gets left out (4) 24 Cat and ram loose on top of the road (6) 25 Bread riot develops (4) 26 Regarded as part of the play, say (4) 27 Recent change to middle (6)

DOWN

1 Got sick with American relish (5) 2 Hero leaves providing job (4) 3 Require your start to be poor (5) 4 Soldiers get acceptable range of food (4) 5 Turn green with unknown vigour (6) 6 Loud note played outside many times (5) 11 Capital of Czechoslovakia (4) 13 Alright for artist to have a vegetable (4) 15 Draw everyone by river (6) 16 Finally doesn’t finish a book (5) 18 Dispenser to cop it, sadly (5) 19 Crane made of shell material (5) 21 College of note, possibly (4) 22 Must deal with dirt (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Back yard (6) 4 Message (4) 7 Level (4) 8 Consolation (6) 9 Bird’s dwelling (4) 10 Gloomy (4) 12 Playthings (4) 14 Drink served with tonic (3) 16 Pointed tool (3) 17 Source (4) 20 Jump (4) 23 Hooligan (4) 24 Road surface (6) 25 Flat bread (4) 26 Spotted (4) 27 Core (6)

DOWN

1 Enthusiasm (5) 2 Character (4) 3 Deprived (5) 4 Bill of fare (4) 5 Vitality (6) 6 Frequently (5) 11 Major city in Norway (4) 13 Ladies’ fingers (4) 15 Fascination (6) 16 Map collection (5) 18 Relating to sight (5) 19 Mother-of-pearl (5) 21 Public school (4) 22 Filth (4)