Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Shovel to function in gardening (9) 8 Animated a veil badly (5) 10 A step taken quickly (5) 12 Use a needle like this, say (3) 13 Thus sounds ill (3) 14 Burn report from prophet (4) 15 Time on hill in district (6) 16 Handled transaction on time (5) 18 Drawer returned for remuneration (6) 20 Employed American journalist (4) 22 Spinning around pub (3) 23 Partner’s painting (3) 24 Overdue, having time for coffee (5) 25 Memorise renal layout (5) 26 Tired and smashed (9)

DOWN

2 Jemmy gets award, say (5) 3 Sketched prince without article (4) 4 You and I organise sale of animal (6) 5 Respond concerning performance (5) 6 Loses race to cook dish (9) 7 Marking notes first is belittling (9) 9 Five ranted about being green (7) 11 Greek character forms cuter image (7) 15 School nowadays is gloomy (3) 17 Serious-sounding fellow (6) 19 Hag to change, but not initially (5) 21 Look for new rates (5) 23 Beer gets nothing from plant (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Digging (9) 8 Spirited (5) 10 Fast (5) 12 Darn (3) 13 Word indicating a direct quotation (3) 14 Clairvoyant (4) 15 Zone (6) 16 Distributed (5) 18 Payment (6) 20 Secondhand (4) 22 Tavern (3) 23 Craft (3) 24 Type of coffee (5) 25 Gain knowledge (5) 26 Exhausted (9)

DOWN

2 Lever (5) 3 Tied (4) 4 Stoat-like mammal (6) 5 Respond (5) 6 Stew (9) 7 Demeaning (9) 9 Leafy (7) 11 Photograph (7) 15 Miserable (3) 17 Mr Shackleton? (6) 19 Sorceress (5) 21 Look fixedly (5) 23 Soothing succulent (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror