Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Cheer near the construction (7) 7 Made us terribly entertained (6) 8 Puzzles set in the kitchen? (7) 9 Notice place (4) 11 Mine changed in manner (4) 12 Arrived and left train element (5) 15 Piece of furniture sent east (4) 16 Until engineer has a slate (4) 17 Woman has university student to invalidate (5) 18 My French king is brother (4) 19 Terrible sort of ride (4) 21 Soldier on favourite wall (7) 22 First character raced around some shops (6) 23 Break right up — sadly true (7)

DOWN

1 Register a fish (4) 2 Two men are foreign (7) 3 That woman no different to a bird (5) 4 Change during meditation (4) 5 A triad played on gold heater (8) 6 Get comfortable at home with the French (6) 10 Nut leapt about when sullen (8) 11 Creatures of Armenia (3) 13 Manlier sort of rock (7) 14 Feel kind about animal (3) 15 Papers about soldier(6) 18 New remit for headgear (5) 19 It’s expensive, darling (4) 20 Liberate at no cost (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Encourage (7) 7 Regaled (6) 8 Conundrums (7) 9 Blemish (4) 11 Demeanour (4) 12 Humped mammal (5) 15 Chair (4) 16 Mosaic piece (4) 17 Cancel (5) 18 Hermit (4) 19 Awful (4) 21 Railing (7) 22 Covered street (6) 23 Fracture (7)

DOWN

1 Singing voice (4) 2 Eastern European (7) 3 Wading bird (5) 4 Revise (4) 5 Heating appliance (8) 6 Snuggle (6) 10 Bad-tempered (8) 11 Males (3) 13 Metal ore (7) 14 Moose (3) 15 Royal Engineer (6) 18 Bishop’s headdress (5) 19 Precious (4) 20 Gratis (4)