Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Late to criticise poker face (7) 7 Toledo unfortunately got sacked (6) 8 Clint sent us some medication (7) 9 Search with clenched fist (4) 11 Inclination to be corrupt (4) 12 Thanks to Frenchman with one large tongue (5) 15 Cannot abbreviate pretence (4) 16 Heard end of story (4) 17 Bury in hinterlands (5) 18 Trident found in the road (4) 19 Left some wine (4) 21 Lost earring, more annoyed (7) 22 Make an effort on tune (6) 23 Ale must affect lucky charms (7)

DOWN

1 Dull apartment (4) 2 Prisoner posted agreement (7) 3 Daughter left out pottery (5) 4 Change during meditation (4) 5 I’d act to overturn republican despot (8) 6 Get comfortable at home when the Spanish turn up (6) 10 Triangle turned out to be fundamental (8) 11 Stop British article (3) 13 Main art installation is alien (7) 14 Kind of milkman (3) 15 Spies take scoundrel to be an insect (6) 18 Keeps loud sort moving (5) 19 Pets turn out to be vermin (4) 20 Healthy shade (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror