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Two-speed coffeebrea­k Quick clues

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

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Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Those moved and left B and B (6)

4 Mark’s out of mascara (4)

7 Register changes a lot (4)

8 Garment right behind fire (6)

9 Short of informatio­n? (4)

10 Origin of bigger machine (4)

12 Leaf-chewing creature (4)

14 Animal in glasses (3)

16 Huge without third colour (3)

17 Time of confusion, say (4)

20 Waste time on party ship (4)

23 Spurn buns that are returned (4)

24 At home, nurse is mean (6)

25 Temperatur­e that can be caught (4)

26 Weapon gets record points (4)

27 Tempt hospital department with diamonds (6)

DOWN

1 Costume custom (5)

2 Most arguments are about celebrity (4)

3 Huge Elgar compositio­n (5) 4 Mix in prison (4)

5 About to moan about new trickster (3,3) 6 Origins of botany? (5) 11 Simple point, say, to change (4)

13 Youngsters left, terribly sad (4)

15 Lower terribly crude note (6) 16 Rush to arrange heats (5) 18 Whisper to a team (5)

19 Left on side of shelf (5) 21 Former pupil round with eastern instrument (4)

22 Fairy of superiorit­y (4)

ACROSS

1 Boarding house (6)

4 Disfigurem­ent (4)

7 Singing voice (4)

8 Jacket (6)

9 Facts (4)

10 Bacterium (4)

12 Insect (4)

14 Donkey (3)

16 Shade (3)

17 Periods of time (4)

20 Sleep rough (4)

23 Rebuff (4)

24 Plan (6)

25 Chilly (4)

26 Fencing sword (4)

27 Lure (6)

DOWN

1 Routine (5)

2 Sun (4)

3 Big (5)

4 Move (4) 5 Swindler (3,3) 6 Plant parts (5) 11 Facile (4)

13 Boys (4)

15 Lessen (6)

16 Hurry (5) 18 Remark made to the audience (5) 19 Sill (5) 21 Woodwind instrument (4) 22 Supernatur­al being (4)

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