Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Indifferent to a quiet sporty student being left out (9) 8 Father also took in bear (5) 10 Instruct confused cheat (5) 12 Point to the Spanish swimmer (3) 13 Wanting to include tiny creature (3) 14 Stream of brilliance (4) 15 Declare at cricket match (6) 16 Pickup truck by turret (5) 18 Walk like small ogre (6) 20 Border of hedges (4) 22 Help from maiden (3) 23 Distant RAF manoeuvre (3) 24 Whisper to a team (5) 25 Compensate by sending a note (5) 26 Cute siren went off for very long time (9)

DOWN

2 Window left on board (5) 3 Late ordering the duck (4) 4 Set tea out in the grounds (6) 5 Furious buccaneer loses head (5) 6 Tramp’s son developed into cricketer (9) 7 Talked of church treated badly (9) 9 Muscle moving odd tile (7) 11 Beg in French for handle (7) 15 Law-breaking implement (3) 17 First-born gets sled to play with (6) 19 Lift gets more money (5) 21 Go on about remote-controlled aircraft (5) 23 Reasonable entertainment (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Sluggish (9) 8 Type of bear (5) 10 Instruct (5) 12 Long fish (3) 13 Insect (3) 14 Stream (4) 15 Affirm (6) 16 Minaret (5) 18 Gambol (6) 20 Margin (4) 22 Assistance (3) 23 Remote (3) 24 Stage whisper (5) 25 Make amends (5) 26 Periods of time (9)

DOWN

2 Team of judges (5) 3 Turquoise shade (4) 4 Landed property (6) 5 Angry (5) 6 Footballer, eg (9) 7 Gossiped (9) 9 Shoulder muscle (7) 11 Plead (7) 15 Pointed tool (3) 17 Most senior (6) 19 Elevate (5) 21 Monotonous sound (5) 23 Blonde (4)