Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Squander a stew, sadly (5) 4 Informant on the lawn (5) 7 Learnt about organ (3) 9 Badly tease about the grounds (6) 11 Reasonable entertainment (4) 12 Rule internally flawed (3) 13 No tests developed for hat (7) 15 Judge rarebit to be ruined (7) 18 Bend to get a knotted ribbon (3) 19 Authentic sort of earl (4) 20 Ranted about being

passionate (6) 23 Might have 31 days (3) 24 Expand women’s

group study (5) 25 Not once was nerve lost (5)

DOWN

1 Conveyance makes a brewer howl terribly (11) 2 Drink of character, say (3) 3 Devour in one attempt (3) 5 Collect a great deal (5) 6 Seasonal drink from spa (6,5) 8 The others relax (4) 10 Draw a digit, say (3) 13 Perched during conversation (3) 14 Wander out of terror (3) 16 Dull British country (5) 17 Dame mad about cheese (4) 18 Last word from the criket? (3) 21 Managed to get out of France (3) 22 Colour of muddy England (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Rubbish (5) 4 Turf (5) 7 Jug handle (3) 9 Landed property (6) 11 Blonde (4) 12 Decree (3) 13 Cowboy’s head wear (7) 15 Adjudicator (7) 18 Front of a ship (3) 19 Genuine (4) 20 Fervent (6) 23 Month (3) 24 Broaden (5) 25 At no time (5)

DOWN

1 Gardener’s cart (11) 2 Beverage (3) 3 Consume (3) 5 Gather (5) 6 Natural drink (6,5) 8 Pause (4) 10 Drag (3) 13 Took a pew! (3) 14 Stray (3) 16 Tasteless (5) 17 Dutch dairy product (4) 18 Farewell! (3) 21 Sprinted (3) 22 Colouring (3)