Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Free towns around national park (3,6) 8 A team out of earshot (5) 10 Racket is one problem (5) 12 Supporter of sport? (3) 13 Started with a sailor (3) 14 Need to rearrange garden (4) 15 Somehow entrap guardian (6) 16 Gems for old friends (5) 18 Pets upset alien group (6) 20 Principal sea (4) 22 That woman’s in the right (3) 23 Bragged about scrap (3) 24 Furious sign (5) 25 Marriage in trade group (5) 26 Blocked journalist behind table (9)

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2 Chosen the Spanish tie design (5) 3 Release at no cost (4) 4 Learnt about regular payment (6) 5 Aspired to surround masonry spike (5) 6 Hacks rave about bag (9) 7 Rep intent on rewriting material (9) 9 Means to study toes’ layout (7) 11 Athlete depicted as Roman (7) 15 Father has time for Irishman? (3) 17 For every boy is individual (6) 19 Quietly stolen old picture (5) 21 Lively beer with soldier (5) 23 Manage to get eastern symbol (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Hampshire national park (3,6) 8 Stage whisper (5) 10 Sound (5) 12 Golf peg (3) 13 Pitch (3) 14 Paradise (4) 15 Mother or father (6) 16 Milky stones (5) 18 Seven-piece ensemble (6) 20 Paramount (4) 22 Pronoun (3) 23 Duster (3) 24 Angry (5) 25 Association (5) 26 Opposed (9)

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2 Exclusive (5) 3 At liberty (4) 4 Hire charge (6) 5 Steeple (5) 6 Canvas bag (9) 7 Relevant (9) 9 Signifies (7) 11 Rower (7) 15 Affectionate tap (3) 17 Human (6) 19 Snapshot (5) 21 Supple (5) 23 Ancient lettering (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror