Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Salesman’s pitch about large dish (7) 7 Fatal notes upset lady (6) 8 Somehow trains a worker (7) 9 Decorate with alcohol? (4) 11 Uncovered wild bear (4) 12 Bitterness about British book (5) 15 Tim’s lost in cloud (4) 16 It’s expensive, darling (4) 17 Act it out in loft (5) 18 Reportedly prohibited group (4) 19 Conceal skin (4) 21 Heard cooks’ gratings (7) 22 Awful to rent out (6) 23 So naive about avoidance (7)

DOWN

1 Aide made strange impression (4) 2 Fun with a heavy weight (7) 3 Location of fish, say (5) 4 Unwisely rely on ancient music maker (4) 5 Did train around island (8) 6 Athlete’s bean (6) 10 Features about recitals (8) 11 Chewed part (3) 13 Hat been thrown under (7) 14 Gladstone’s youth (3) 15 Maim fellow by breaking leg (6) 18 Animal thus inside receptacle (5) 19 The Romans’ victor (4) 20 Disgusting position (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Flat serving dish (7) 7 Mortal (6) 8 Craftsman (7) 9 Delicate material (4) 11 Naked (4) 12 Religious text (5) 15 Fog (4) 16 Precious (4) 17 Garret (5) 18 Stripe (4) 19 Secrete (4) 21 Metal lattices (7) 22 Decaying (6) 23 Dodging (7)

DOWN

1 Notion (4) 2 Heavy material (7) 3 Region (5) 4 Stringed instrument (4) 5 Caribbean island (8) 6 Narrow length of carpet (6) 10 Items (8) 11 Section (3) 13 Below (7) 14 Boy (3) 15 Severely damage (6) 18 Buffalo (5) 19 Champion (4) 20 Level of command (4)