Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Graduate gets prisoner some breakfast (5) 4 Reported duty on nails (5) 7 Free of bride (3) 9 Register for large drink (6) 11 Throw ball at British bird (4) 12 Fewer around animal (3) 13 Lion is a problem in assignation (7) 15 His pans turn out to be European (7) 18 Prunes have to manage (3) 19 Hence in another goal (4) 20 Talker in a balloon (6) 23 Now employers have to be obliged (3) 24 Nervous part of speech (5) 25 Smallest amount went stale (5)

DOWN

1 Sour dessert produces mixed emotions (11) 2 Rob made new sphere (3) 3 See nothing in Manila (3) 5 Angry sign (5) 6 Quiet time for Carol (6,5) 8 Lied about speciality grocer (4) 10 Level with first woman (3) 13 Flowers in sleigh (3) 14 Lashed around tree (3) 16 Organ using gas (5) 17 Heard to start race for ingredient (4) 18 Tease cribbage circle (3) 21 Law-breaking tool (3) 22 Regard for diocese (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Cured meat (5) 4 Changes direction while sailing (5) 7 Disburden (3) 9 Triple (6) 11 Basin (4) 12 Female sheep (3) 13 Intermediary (7) 15 Language spoken in Barcelona (7) 18 Sprint (3) 19 Therefore (4) 20 Gossip (6) 23 Be indebted to (3) 24 Anxious (5) 25 Minimum (5)

DOWN

1 Tinged with sadness (11) 2 Globe (3) 3 Zero (3) 5 Irate (5) 6 Christmas carol (6,5) 8 Food shop (4) 10 Previous day (3) 13 Garland (3) 14 Fire dust (3) 16 Gaseous element (5) 17 Milky pudding (4) 18 Chest bone (3) 21 Pointed implement (3) 22 Notice (3)