Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 He closes part of the camera (7) 7 Sturdy outbuilding (6) 8 I managed to unite Scot and Persian (7) 9 Item moving in the fourth dimension (4) 11 Complain audibly at drink (4) 12 Search for a weapon (5) 15 Boy gets round cargo (4) 16 Footwear in sack (4) 17 Note: nine upset by musical (5) 18 Lots managed to crack (4) 19 Woman has time to get ingredient (4) 21 Satisfied, having journalist calmed down (7) 22 Chap has time to run (6) 23 City noise behind sand hill (7)

DOWN

1 When I get a lot of land (4) 2 Fellow captures a being from another plant (7) 3 Sludge from miles away (5) 4 Present during the recording (4) 5 Bleating about material (8) 6 Tenner spent on cheese ingredient (6) 10 Show edict in a new way (8) 11 Heard number that came first (3) 13 Domestic pedicurist? (7) 14 Great deal of flotsam (3) 15 Left spade out, no longer valid (6) 18 Land in sand spread around university (5) 19 Time’s up! Destroy the first house (4) 20 Navy bird? (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Window cover (7) 7 Reliable (6) 8 Middle East inhabitant (7) 9 Occasion (4) 11 Alcoholic beverage (4) 12 Firearm (5) 15 Consignment (4) 16 Trunk of a car (4) 17 Girl’s name (5) 18 Narrow aperture (4) 19 Animal fat (4) 21 Tranquillised (7) 22 Cope (6) 23 New Zealand city (7)

DOWN

1 Largest continent (4) 2 Extraterrestrial (7) 3 Wet mud (5) 4 In this place (4) 5 Solid, real (8) 6 Curdling agent (6) 10 Point (8) 11 Was victorious (3) 13 Servant (7) 14 Auction item (3) 15 Expired (6) 18 African country (5) 19 Suburban dwelling (4) 20 Small bird (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror