Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Please cut out guess (9) 8 Bring up small posteriors (5) 10 Move into underwear (5) 12 Catch in one trap (3) 13 Stopped around summit (3) 14 Rain heavily on squad, say (4) 15 Show about meat (6) 16 Mention old tree (5) 18 Longed to have raced off with victory (6) 20 Grooms have space (4) 22 Exclude from pub (3) 23 More polite with salesman (3) 24 Shuts off animals (5) 25 Clever, nowadays, at pet management (5) 26 Ended ways to work for 24 hours (9)
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2 Planet loses temperature on surface (5) 3 Scot upset by expenditure (4) 4 Hear silent order (6) 5 Nonsense food (5) 6 Reviewer is getting English roast (9) 7 Dull friend in a cul-de-sac (9) 9 Love ram, ordering transfer (7) 11 He would have finished, being suspended (7) 15 Free of bride (3) 17 For every boy is individual (6) 19 Corrupt a foundation (5) 21 Drama involving a rope (5) 23 Damn vermin (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Invest in risky stocks and shares (9) 8 Stands on the hind legs (5) 10 Period of work (5) 12 Mesh (3) 13 Apex (3) 14 Pour (4) 15 Disclose (6) 16 Give a personal view (5) 18 Yearned for (6) 20 Chamber (4) 22 Ingot (3) 23 Agent (3) 24 Aquatic mammals (5) 25 Skilful (5) 26 Week part (9)
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2 Aircraft (5) 3 Price (4) 4 Heed (6) 5 Type of offal (5) 6 Condemn (9) 7 Deadlock (9) 9 Extrication (7) 11 Floated (7) 15 Liberate (3) 17 Human (6) 19 Demean (5) 21 Art form (5) 23 Rodents (4)