Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Develop into a vegetable (6)

4 Pleased with simplicity (4)

7 Merit of learning (4)

8 A Gran worked with old material (6)

9 German terribly fit for the present (4)

10 Space for cleaner to take top off (4)

12 Throw sots out (4)

14 Everything in gallery (3)

16 Sticking with jerk (3)

17 Tiny part of a cat (4)

20 One’s worked for a long time (4)

23 Spades, not new, get auctioned (4)

24 Bird flying to cave (6)

25 Socialist takes nothing back to river (4)

26 Prepares collections (4)

27 Shout for second best (6)

DOWN

1 Casual trousers, almost loose (5)

2 Changed gear in anger (4) 3 New rates for rents (5) 4 Hence in another goal (4) 5 Creature has article to mail off (6)

6 Praise former spouse bringing lot back (5)

11 Capital of Czechoslovakia (4) 13 Moan about some land (4) 15 Cat visits round church a great deal (6)

16 The leader demands errands (5)

18 Rulers of stars, possibly (5) 19 Barrier restricts you in France — fact (5)

21 Unusual to get second chances (4)

22 Darts player’s place in Rochester (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Germinate (6)

4 Relax (4)

7 Deserve (4)

8 Long-haired goat (6)

9 Bequest (4)

10 Chamber (4)

12 Chuck (4)

14 Everyone (3)

16 Spasm (3)

17 Particle (4)

20 Ages (4)

23 Retailed (4)

24 Wading bird (6)

25 European river (4)

26 Groups (4)

27 Yell (6)

DOWN

1 Careless (5)

2 Fury (4)

3 Rips (5)

4 Therefore (4) 5 Beast (6)

6 Eulogise (5) 11 Norwegian city (4) 13 Middle Eastern country (4)

15 Wild feline (6) 16 Chores (5)

18 Russian rulers (5) 19 Piece of information (5) 21 Probabilities (4) 22 Dart’s player’s line (4)