Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Opportunity to train pet armies (5,4) 8 Changes new diets (5) 10 Animated a veil badly (5) 12 Ready for collection (3) 13 Facts in emergency (3) 14 Look for join, say (4) 15 Frogman has time to change direction (6) 16 Speed around large venue (5) 18 Use space and stratagem (6) 20 Dreaming about some sheets (4) 22 Field of pleasure (3) 23 That woman’s in the right (3) 24 Smallest amount went stale (5) 25 Compensate by sending a note (5) 26 Grew into a photograph? (9)

DOWN

2 Jemmy gets award, say (5) 3 The others relax (4) 4 Disastrous cart accident with soldier (6) 5 Principal-sounding state (5) 6 Notice explosives, say, as coastal features (9) 7 Ordered temp’s beer during autumn? (9) 9 Shrines on both sides of the head (7) 11 Always allow out a youngster (7) 15 Confused a year with a shorter time (3) 17 Hate to heal badly (6) 19 Petal-shaped dish (5) 21 Wear down queen with poem (5) 23 Laugh about a large ring (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Leisure period (5,4) 8 Revises (5) 10 Breathing (5) 12 Solidify (3) 13 Information (3) 14 Appear (4) 15 Turn aside (6) 16 Location (5) 18 Utilise (6) 20 Amount of paper (4) 22 Meadow (3) 23 Pronoun (3) 24 Minimum (5) 25 Make amends (5) 26 Progressed (9)

DOWN

2 Lever (5) 3 Pause (4) 4 Very sad (6) 5 Part of New England (5) 6 Mollusc cases (9) 7 Month (9) 9 Places of worship (7) 11 Young hare (7) 15 24 hours (3) 17 Detest (6) 19 Crockery item (5) 21 Wear away (5) 23 Saintly glow (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror