Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Complain when table gets broken (5) 4 Credit law broken at a stroke (5) 7 Field of pleasure (3) 9 Master new flow (6) 11 Yearn to be extensive (4) 12 Bend for archer’s weapon (3) 13 Sign left ten disturbed (7) 15 Document parasites in first Norman church (7) 18 The golfer’s conceit (3) 19 Dismissal of footwear (4) 20 Feature affected space and time (6) 23 Exclude from pub (3) 24 Alto performed, on the whole (5) 25 Turned to see laceration (5)

DOWN

1 Party animal leaves headquarters with sports equipment (8,3) 2 Bitter, seeing inner workings of talent (3) 3 Drink of character, say (3) 5 Sailor took poem home (5) 6 I left hotdog out, being nimble (5-6) 8 In the morning, doctor collected shells (4) 10 Growling about argument (3) 13 Criticise deity (3) 14 Feel remorse, the French way (3) 16 Influence is a hit (5) 17 Seafood right inside taxi (4) 18 Fewer around animal (3) 21 Noticed blade (3) 22 In favour of compromise (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Sheep’s cry (5) 4 Creep (5) 7 Meadow (3) 9 Brook (6) 11 Lengthy (4) 12 Tied ribbon (3) 13 Omen (7) 15 Freedom (7) 18 Self-image (3) 19 Car’s storage space (4) 20 View (6) 23 Ingot (3) 24 Sum (5) 25 Injury (5)

DOWN

1 Babe Ruth’s stick? (8,3) 2 Beer (3) 3 Cuppa? (3) 5 Residence (5) 6 Moving nimbly (5-6) 8 Bullets etc (4) 10 Tiff (3) 13 Cooking vessel (3) 14 Regret (3) 16 Heavy blow (5) 17 Crustacean (4) 18 Lamb’s mother (3) 21 Hand tool (3) 22 Expert (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror