Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 The French husband has space to move (7) 7 Develop into a vegetable (6) 8 Cook or store bird (7) 9 Drive pins round (4) 11 Metal guide (4) 12 Search for a weapon (5) 15 Offences of criminals in Spain (4) 16 Trio causing upheaval (4) 17 Trifling marine officer (5) 18 Gather pear was rotten (4) 19 Pressure too much on small groups of whales (4) 21 Wishes to reside differently at school (7) 22 Distant handset (6) 23 Chap to set out some apples (7)

DOWN

1 New arts supremo (4) 2 A donation, for now (7) 3 Left university, free to be sensational (5) 4 College of note, possibly (4) 5 Used air and colour around steeple (8) 6 Give points to alien shop (6) 10 Father’s attempts at croissants? (8) 11 Don’t stand for an untruth (3) 13 Part of Sofia’s costume debacles (7) 14 Cut student at work (3) 15 Small pride displayed by bug (6) 18 Plants developing sores (5) 19 Forward in expertise (4) 20 Navy bird? (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Space to stretch (7) 7 Germinate (6) 8 Cockerel (7) 9 Rotate (4) 11 Element (4) 12 Firearm (5) 15 Transgressions (4) 16 Public disturbance (4) 17 Trivial (5) 18 Harvest (4) 19 Seed cases (4) 21 Wants (7) 22 Far (6) 23 Types of apple (7)

DOWN

1 Russian ruler (4) 2 Gift (7) 3 Graphic (5) 4 Public school (4) 5 Breathed (8) 6 Fair (6) 10 Danish treats? (8) 11 Fib (3) 13 Farces (7) 14 Chop (3) 15 Arachnid (6) 18 Flowers (5) 19 Saucy (4) 20 Small bird (4)