Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Begin with the French celebrity (7) 7 Deal with unknown alliance (6) 8 I shout, taking on olden days (4,3) 9 Neil changed course (4) 11 Call for some jewellery (4) 12 Quickly get energy from a lot of food (5) 15 Figure it’s broken (4) 16 Regrets stratagem, say (4) 17 Total state (5) 18 Celebrate destiny, say (4) 19 Loud, confusing pastime (4) 21 Triumph clergyman found in bucket (7) 22 Spy outwardly gets drunk and unfrozen (6) 23 Complain at method in network (7)

DOWN

1 Witches’ longing (4) 2 Room first for musician (7) 3 Police operation is a pain (5) 4 Heard flag formed part of vehicle (4) 5 Delivered and plastered (8) 6 Time for unusually sweet messages (6) 10 Pause to travel in formation (8) 11 Truth about groove (3) 13 Spot unrefined gold first in Yankee examination (7) 14 Regard for diocese (3) 15 Exceptionally large safety measure (6) 18 Totally rush round university with student (5) 19 Woman to sail away (4) 20 Reportedly lift beams (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Young actress (7) 7 Formal agreement (6) 8 Prehistoric period (4,3) 9 Stripe (4) 11 Chime (4) 12 Banquet (5) 15 Sculpture (4) 16 Feels remorse (4) 17 Voice (5) 18 Village fair (4) 19 Board game (4) 21 Win through (7) 22 Excessively sentimental (6) 23 Transport system (7)

DOWN

1 Irritation (4) 2 String player (7) 3 Bee’s defence (5) 4 Wheel cover (4) 5 Depicted (8) 6 Chirps (6) 10 Intermission (8) 11 Furrow (3) 13 Postmortem (7) 14 Notice (3) 15 Car part (6) 18 Entirely (5) 19 Bart’s sister? (4) 20 Flatfish (4)