Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Actors join

the French piece (6)

4 Forest contains

raw materials (4)

7 Mean to change heading (4)

8 Noble time (6)

9 Lazy-sounding hero (4)

10 Devours a set recipe (4)

12 Fairy of superiority (4)

14 One worked

for a long time (3)

16 Traitor within fraternity (3)

17 Simple point,

say, to change (4)

20 Managed to find

time for tirade (4)

23 Reportedly obstruct

some countries (4)

24 Church either

side of the head? (6)

25 Fruit for a bird (4)

26 Action that

works both ways (4)

27 Fodder caught

by enthusiast (6)

DOWN

1 Constant inclination is a pain (5)

2 Herb wasted ages (4)

3 Come in from barren terrain (5)

4 Leave out of room itself (4) 5 Communist character, say, from body of water (3,3) 6 Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s (5)

11 Targets, as I’m moving (4) 13 Need to rearrange the garden (4)

15 Rower or butterfly, say (6) 16 Fanatical about braid (5) 18 Act it out in the loft (5) 19 Woman finds queen transparent (5)

21 Sharp as a group of detectives (4)

22 VIPS upset black market character (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Fort (6)

4 Minerals (4)

7 Title (4)

8 Month (6)

9 Object of worship (4)

10 Consumes (4)

12 Supernatural being (4)

14 Era (3)

16 Rodent (3)

17 Facile (4)

20 Shout (4)

23 Group of countries (4)

24 Place of worship (6)

25 Flightless bird (4)

26 Document (4)

27 Herbaceous plant (6)

DOWN

1 Muscle twinge (5)

2 Wise man (4) 3 Go in (5) 4 Neglect (4) 5 Indian Ocean inlet (3,3) 6 Large room (5) 11 Goals (4) 13 Paradise (4) 15 Caress (6) 16 Zealous (5) 18 Garret (5) 19 Precipitous (5) 21 Corrosive substance (4) 22 Dodgy dealer (4)