Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s (5) 4 Illuminated concerning quantity (5) 7 Greek character has time for mine (3) 9 Actors join the French piece (6) 11 Willing mage to get drunk (4) 12 One writer’s novel (3) 13 Shortest routine? (3-4) 15 Struggle to get prisoner on trial (7) 18 Copper gets point of signal (3) 19 Sharp as a group of detectives (4) 20 Some poetry is hostile (6) 23 Hope woman has somewhere to sit (3) 24 Arrange letters for a while (5) 25 Principle of reversibility? (5)

DOWN

1 Next form is inferior (6-5) 2 Plump for new top (3) 3 Nothing seen in Manila (3) 5 Land pamphlet (5) 6 Woman right to get gift that never goes (4-7) 8 Rent out bird (4) 10 This owner has a pig (3) 13 Now employees have to be obliged (3) 14 Devour in one attempt (3) 16 A vine turned green (5) 17 Cleaner sort of opera (4) 18 Concurred with dog (3) 21 Beastly medic? (3) 22 Fewer around animal (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Large room (5) 4 Liquid measure (5) 7 Peach stone (3) 9 Fort (6) 11 Pastime (4) 12 Fresh (3) 13 Dance (3-4) 15 Competition (7) 18 Snooker stick (3) 19 Corrosive substance (4) 20 Opposed (6) 23 Church seat (3) 24 Magic formula (5) 25 Set of beliefs (5)

DOWN

1 Not the best (6-5) 2 Choose (3) 3 Zero (3) 5 Stretch of land (5) 6 Always there (4-7) 8 Sea gull (4) 10 Plant seeds (3) 13 Be indebted to (3) 14 Consume (3) 16 Inexperienced (5) 17 Cleaning agent (4) 18 Dog (3) 21 Animal doctor (3) 22 Female sheep (3)