Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Cleric loses one of his buildings (7) 7 Commotion about a scarf (6) 8 Happy to get parking hired (7) 9 Part of the play? (4) 11 Mature pier design (4) 12 Husky, say, or another animal (5) 15 People’s event (4) 16 Gas that none used (4) 17 Drama involving a rope (5) 18 Desire wife to join worker (4) 19 Healthy in cold weather, say (4) 21 Point to mine having the nickname (7) 22 Tell engineers strange tale (6) 23 Drink to queen is more brief (7)

DOWN

1 A new RAF is a long way off (4) 2 Fancy putting limit on grain (7) 3 Chart the French tree (5) 4 Lies about some land (4) 5 Prepares one salsa, but not all year (8) 6 Blush in socialist lair (6) 10 Machinist or surgeon? (8) 11 Knock a style of music (3) 13 Novel in genuine resumption (7) 14 Besotted with drinker (3) 15 Argumentative sportsmen? (6) 18 Wife to tear off for a drink (5) 19 Present during the recording (4) 20 Archtect points around – concerning (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Large church (7) 7 Squabble (6) 8 Glad (7) 9 Character (4) 11 Ready to eat (4) 12 Dressage creature (5) 15 Contest (4) 16 Type of gas (4) 17 Art form (5) 18 Long for (4) 19 In the pink (4) 21 Nickname (7) 22 Narrate (6) 23 Less long (7)

DOWN

1 At a distance (4) 2 Whim (7) 3 Canadian leaf symbol (5) 4 Island (4) 5 Related to time of year (8) 6 Be visibly embarrassed (6) 10 Mechanic (8) 11 Sharp blow (3) 13 Renovation (7) 14 Drunkard (3) 15 Oarsmen (6) 18 Adam’s ale (5) 19 In this place (4) 20 Small bird (4)