Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 We sat around - hard work (5) 4 Stick to personnel (5) 7 Talk of argon, for one (3) 9 Lock up one by one, say (6) 11 Left atmosphere in burrow (4) 12 She’s a climber (3) 13 No spiel about foreign character (7) 15 Left a new bird some light (7) 18 Chewed part (3) 19 Save broken receptacle (4) 20 Like a bird at the back (6) 23 Don’t stand for untruth (3) 24 I call out for some shade (5) 25 Furniture list (5)

DOWN

1 Ghost equal to instrument (6,5) 2 Time of pageantry (3) 3 Started with sailor (3) 5 Use a shroud, we hear (5) 6 Sort finance out, say (3,8) 8 Break game (4) 10 Attempt to score in rugby (3) 13 Level with First Lady (3) 14 Heard boy is a star (3) 16 Alan’s mad about the organ (5) 17 Authentic sort of earl (4) 18 Drone about British beef, endlessly (3) 21 It’s a new way to relax (3) 22 Drink of character, by the sound of it (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Perspire (5) 4 Workforce (5) 7 Type of element (3) 9 Incarcerate (6) 11 Den (4) 12 Climbing plant (3) 13 Greek letter (7) 15 Lamp (7) 18 Component (3) 19 Urn (4) 20 Towards the rear (6) 23 Fib (3) 24 Flower (5) 25 Counter (5)

DOWN

1 Carpenter’s tool (6,5) 2 Era (3) 3 Pitch (3) 5 Help (5) 6 As an example (3,8) 8 Crack (4) 10 Sample (3) 13 Previous day (3) 14 Celestial object (3) 16 Of the nose (5) 17 Genuine (4) 18 Insect (3) 21 Take a pew! (3) 22 Beverage (3)