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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Withdraw from psychiatri­st (6)

4 His camera captured fraud (4)

7 A hut sadly in a state (4) 8 Stopped solving case with journalist (6) 9 Reportedly nailed sensitivit­y (4)

10 Hot place in Coventry (4) 12 Save broken receptacle (4) 14 Produce island broadcast (3) 16 The golfer’s conceit (3) 17 Unusual not to be well done (4)

20 Drinks ruined seat (4)

23 Drive pins round (4)

24 Earnings are mine,

working with firm (6)

25 Poet depicting void (4)

26 Refuse to study unknown (4)

27 Once ran from

French convert (6)

DOWN

1 Hit with small underwear (5) 2 Explore in capital, say (4) 3 Dusk improved with old glory (5)

4 Satisfy senate has no space (4)

5 Random opportunit­y (6) 6 Friends out of steam (5) 11 Ever-changing swerve (4) 13 Gold gives artist quality (4) 15 Behold, transforme­d into medication (6)

16 Relaxed and stopped, not having started (5) 18 Whisper to a team (5)

19 Creep off to get some food (5)

21 Coven vying with deadly sin (4)

22 Played pool or

another game (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Diminish (6) 4 Dishonest scheme (4)

7 US state (4)

8 Desisted (6)

9 Diplomacy (4)

10 Kiln (4)

12 Urn (4)

14 Lettuce (3)

16 Self-image (3)

17 Seldom seen (4)

20 Beverages (4)

23 Rotate (4)

24 Salary (6)

25 Roman poet (4)

26 Repudiate (4)

27 Encipher (6)

DOWN

1 Undergarme­nts (5) 2 Wander (4)

3 Prestige (5)

4 Fill to satisfacti­on (4) 5 Luck (6)

6 Pals (5)

11 Change direction (4) 13 Atmosphere (4) 15 Ointment (6) 16 Loosened (5) 18 Remark made to the audience (5)

19 Pancake (5)

21 Resentment (4)

22 Equine

sport (4)

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