Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Vacation in alcove (6)

4 Follow the queue (4)

7 Help make a wager (4)

8 Walk right and left, badly lost outside (6)

9 Tiny part of a cat (4)

10 Dog left to have a look (4) 12 Spots cane construction (4)

14 No-one sounds as devout as her! (3)

16 Whole or just part, say (3) 17 Drunken rogue left university and became a monster (4)

20 European staff (4)

23 Appearing to have food (4)

24 Cancel directions

to entrance (6)

25 Left atmosphere

in burrow (4)

26 Authentic sort of earl (4)

27 Darren’s off on a mission (6)

DOWN

1 Rinse out sap (5)

2 Worry about race (4) 3 Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s (5) 4 Late ordering duck (4) 5 Visit steward without worker (6)

6 Left omen about something sharp (5)

11 Rage about clothing (4) 13 Stylish Catholic rings student (4)

15 New aim — get friend an animal (6)

16 Great purse, ruined (5)

18 Form of green bananas (5)

19 Money for food (5)

21 Spoken of morality (4)

22 Girl at a celebration (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Niche (6)

4 Animal’s appendage (4)

7 Aid in crime (4)

8 Saunter (6)

9 Particle (4)

10 Leer (4)

12 Skin complaint (4)

14 Prioress (3)

16 Total (3)

17 Fiend (4)

20 Post (4)

23 Fruit (4)

24 Nullify (6)

25 Den (4)

26 Genuine (4)

27 Chore (6)

DOWN

1 Tree product (5) 2 Attention (4) 3 Large room (5) 4 Greenish-blue (4) 5 Be present (6) 6 Citrus fruit (5)

11 Cog (4)

13 Chilly (4)

15 Antelope (6)

16 Wonderful (5)

18 Type (5)

19 Baked loaf (5)

21 Verbal (4)

22 Formal

party (4)