Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Staple changed colour (6) 4 Criticises cooking vessels (4)

7 Cold dice are thrown (4) 8 Keep marine working (6) 9 At what time will wife meet bride? (4)

10 Pleased with simplicity (4) 12 Peer in real trouble (4) 14 Growling about argument (3) 16 Removal includes eggs (3) 17 Aide made strange impression (4)

20 Prudence gets

discourteous (4)

23 Merit of learning (4)

24 Irritate at the plant (6)

25 Does translate

some verses (4)

26 Register changes a lot (4)

27 Come out east and join (6)

DOWN

1 Rupee spent on mash (5) 2 Not different from this America (4)

3 Band right for ship (5) 4 Pressure points in seats (4) 5 Stick notice to this place (6) 6 Wines mixed as source of strength (5)

11 Beer gets nothing from plant (4)

13 Sharp as a group of detectives (4)

15 Copy a bird (6)

16 Last character round to play game (5)

18 Needs new compact (5)

19 Round bees, terribly fat (5)

21 Loosen at a French party (4)

22 Most arguments

are about celebrity (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Crayon (6)

4 Pots (4)

7 Chilled (4)

8 Stay (6)

9 Question word (4)

10 Relax (4)

12 Aristocrat (4)

14 Quarrel (3)

16 Egg cells (3)

17 Notion (4)

20 Impolite (4)

23 Deserve (4)

24 Stinging weed (6)

25 Poems (4)

26 Singing voice (4)

27 Appear (6)

DOWN

1 Liquidised fruit (5) 2 Identical (4) 3 Passenger vessel (5) 4 Church furniture (4) 5 Cling (6)

6 Tendon (5)

11 Soothing succulent (4) 13 Corrosive substance (4)

15 Macaw (6)

16 Greek letter (5)

18 Thick (5)

19 Overweight (5)

21 Reverse (4)

22 Sun (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Which one of our four definitions is correct?

BEETMISTER

1 2

3 4

Head guard at the Tower of London Muscid fly which feasts on beets Help in need

Having bushy or overhanging eyebrows