Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Show-off’s terrible prose (5) 4 Dull British country (5) 7 Hoping a position has an opening (3) 9 Puzzle solved in game (6) 11 Astound by throwing nuts (4) 12 Thinking about writing material (3) 13 Mention points to judge (7) 15 Record space as something white (7) 18 Pam struggled in the current (3) 19 Made off with cheese (4) 20 A student to demand a part of America (6) 23 Ruin in Denmark (3) 24 Whole time alto faltered (5) 25 Back, say, to see off birds (5)

DOWN

1 Pickle somehow tamed prince (11) 2 Encourage farm produce (3) 3 Drama about an animal (3) 5 Croat turned performer (5) 6 Leaden print around dish (6,5) 8 Father finds the French pasty (4) 10 Kind of milkman (3) 13 Strange spirit (3) 14 Cooler follower (3) 16 Explosion is fun (5) 17 Old morning trial (4) 18 Creature in glasses (3) 21 Blagged about prisoner (3) 22 Is more than one? (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Sitter (5) 4 Boring (5) 7 Hole (3) 9 Mystery (6) 11 Amaze (4) 12 Pen fluid (3) 13 Umpire (7) 15 Egg white (7) 18 Electrical unit (3) 19 Dutch dairy product (4) 20 US state (6) 23 Spoil (3) 24 Sum (5) 25 Farmyard fowls (5)

DOWN

1 Tricky situation (11) 2 Ovum (3) 3 Male sheep (3) 5 Thespian (5) 6 Crockery item (6,5) 8 Colourless (4) 10 Sort (3) 13 Alcoholic drink (3) 14 Adherent (3) 16 Eruption (5) 17 Test (4) 18 Donkey (3) 21 Insulate (3) 22 Plural of is (3)