Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Quietly distribute bulb (7) 7 Reportedly pursued for being pure (6) 8 Spoken about section of M25, say (7) 9 Lead off to the valley (4) 11 Thousand pounds I have to donate (4) 12 Conversed about poetry (5) 15 Sean is flawed but rational (4) 16 Bring up the back (4) 17 Chronicler keen to involve record keeper (5) 18 Air of invention (4) 19 Conceal the skin (4) 21 Type of jam sent to Capri (7) 22 Friend and expert on building (6) 23 Small, Alpine variety of dog (7)

DOWN

1 Mark’s out of mascara (4) 2 Somehow rinsed a fish (7) 3 Pinched a shawl (5) 4 Present during the recording (4) 5 Hung about to deter oil production (8) 6 Informant at the bank (6) 10 Loathing an interpretation (8) 11 Informal young woman gets a loan to start with (3) 13 Novel in genuine resumption (7) 14 Relaxed during conversation (3) 15 Fights for leftovers (6) 18 Woman takes it to be important (5) 19 Expect chap will get work (4) 20 Meat gets a complaint (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Small onion (7) 7 Unsullied (6) 8 Ring road (7) 9 Glen (4) 11 Contribute (4) 12 Stanza (5) 15 Of sound mind (4) 16 Posterior (4) 17 Office worker (5) 18 Opening (4) 19 Bird-watching shelter (4) 21 Fruit (7) 22 Royal residence (6) 23 Breed of dog (7)

DOWN

1 Disfigure (4) 2 Tinned seafood (7) 3 Took unlawfully (5) 4 In this place (4) 5 Lingered (8) 6 Cashier (6) 10 Hatred (8) 11 Girl (3) 13 Renovation (7) 14 Perched (3) 15 Fragments (6) 18 Essential (5) 19 Aspiration (4) 20 Burger ingredient (4)