Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

Cryptic clues

ACROSS 1 Stomach failure in the pool? (5-4) 8 Point sort out of the poorest quality (5) 10 Alright for a Greek character to have an animal (5) 12 Now employees have to be obliged (3) 13 Switched with comedian (3) 14 Line travelled by river (4) 15 Surface even confused queen (6) 16 A room for a trophy (5) 18 Hear silent arrangement (6) 20 Called about Gran (4) 22 Drink of character, say (3) 23 Keys to resting place (3) 24 Gets closer from one arsenal (5) 25 Mathematical crawler (5) 26 Adjust rate while becoming richer (9)

DOWN 2 Sign up loner, somehow (5) 3 Tardy ordering tale (4) 4 Inferior fellow started to blossom (6) 5 Talk at zero speed (5) 6 Fleecing points, dining out with student (9) 7 Chap back to see indifference (9) 9 Jumper showing signs of exertion? (7) 11 Considerate communist and family (7) 15 Advantaged with transport (3) 17 You and I organise sale of creature (6) 19 Old tales varied (5) 21 Confuse by removing top of oar (5) 23 City where one may soak (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Quick clues

ACROSS 1 Horizontal dive (5-4) 8 Most severe (5) 10 African mammal (5) 12 Be indebted to (3) 13 Humour (3) 14 Aswan Dam location (4) 15 Coating (6) 16 Medal (5) 18 Heed (6) 20 Telephoned (4) 22 Beverage (3) 23 Cot (3) 24 Approaches (5) 25 Viper (5) 26 More affluent (9)

DOWN 2 Enlist (5) 3 Overdue (4) 4 Bloom (6) 5 Speak in public (5) 6 Cheating (9) 7 Ignore (9)9 Knitwear item (7) 11 Related (7) 15 Vehicle (3) 17 Relative of the stoat (6) 19 Musty (5) 21 Confound (5) 23 Tub (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror