Two-speed coffeebreak

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Soldierly report of high rank (7) 7 Regaled an inspiring figure on the day (6) 8 Bad toil arranged by newspaper (7) 9 Cultivate fellow member (4) 11 Shout out of bravery (4) 12 Relative is mostly vague (5) 15 Old house makes a lot of money (4) 16 Rent at new rate (4) 17 Love to bother engineers (5) 18 Made off with drink (4) 19 Bars fellow at school (4) 21 Lurch and astound (7) 22 Can see improvement at meeting (6) 23 Indulges lettuce collections (7)

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1 Register a fish (4) 2 Expert on a large old animal (7) 3 Assembled concerning length (5) 4 First man to encounter a barrier (4) 5 Clever story book by journalist (8) 6 Steps that may be taken (6) 10 Means to declare time on Sunday (8) 11 Free of bride (3) 13 Stopping to put additive in shell (7) 14 Gladstone’s son (3) 15 Equal time and distance (6) 18 Additional small traditions (5) 19 The others relax (4) 20 Navy bird? (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Military (7) 7 Entertained (6) 8 Newspaper form (7) 9 Ranch (4) 11 Wild party (4) 12 Male relation (5) 15 Heap (4) 16 Rip (4) 17 Cherish (5) 18 Honey tipple (4) 19 Poles (4) 21 Stumble (7) 22 Spiritualists’ gathering (6) 23 Pampers (7)

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1 Singing voice (4) 2 Bison (7) 3 Unit of length (5) 4 Biblical figure (4) 5 Gifted (8) 6 Set of rungs (6) 10 Normal amounts (8) 11 Disburden (3) 13 Desisting (7) 14 Boy (3) 15 Astronomical distance (6) 18 Customs (5) 19 Pause (4) 20 Small bird (4)