Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Doesn’t answer, just overtakes (6) 4 Drive pins round (4) 7 Wickedness in the village (4) 8 Leave on London street (6) 9 Look for shelter on the right (4) 10 Girl at a celebration (4) 12 Charge novice to touch (4) 14 The woman from Esher (3) 16 Level with Adam’s partner (3) 17 Promise a victory to old wife (4) 20 Wonderful penalty (4) 23 Equal with one couple (4) 24 Artist has supply of grapes to gorge (6) 25 Yearn to be extensive (4) 26 Afterwards from both ends (4) 27 Scope of old shelter (6)

DOWN

1 Finished with a type of food (5) 2 Arrange by type (4) 3 Small border of grass (5) 4 Yet to remove second shelf (4) 5 Put pressure on contract, if you don’t mind (6) 6 Sister translating runes (5) 11 In total sobriety as well (4) 13 Melanie has style (4) 15 Sully notes on dossier (6) 16 Foreign national cross with lumpy pate around (2-3) 18 Converged around border (5) 19 Teach how to swindle (5) 21 Press club (4) 22 Complain audibly about drink (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Elapses (6) 4 Turn (4) 7 Sinful (4) 8 Abandon (6) 9 Ogle (4) 10 Formal party (4) 12 Sense (4) 14 Pronoun (3) 16 Previous day (3) 17 Pledge (4) 20 Sunny (4) 23 Twosome (4) 24 Canyon (6) 25 Lengthy (4) 26 At that time (4) 27 Range (6)

DOWN

1 Italian staple (5) 2 Kind (4) 3 Type of plant (5) 4 Ledge (4) 5 Gratify (6) 6 Health worker (5) 11 Too (4) 13 Dash (4) 15 Degrade (6) 16 Émigré (2-3) 18 Brink (5) 19 Play dishonestly (5) 21 Element (4) 22 Alcoholic tipple (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror