Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Do away with time and play at dice (9) 8 Girl wraps one in torn material (5) 10 Expression of small distance (5) 12 Won over for the present (3) 13 Rubbish in statistics (3) 14 Look for a join, say (4) 15 Church gets genuine breakfast (6) 16 Spare recipe for fruit (5) 18 Peer oddly at book and feel sorry (6) 20 Not all of lethal force (4) 22 Consumed less than nine, say (3) 23 Filling as actor (3) 24 Course right for ship (5) 25 Texan landmark has article by the French doctor (5) 26 Pretend to be grownups in building (9)

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2 Swimming in her river (5) 3 Sketched prince without article (4) 4 Traces out some sugar (6) 5 The first ceremony is dull (5) 6 Cases play part in dish (9) 7 Stomach failure from the diving board (5,4) 9 Arrive with dog, say, to take part (7) 11 Swamp has a large supervisor (7) 15 Whip for poor act (3) 17 Turning green with unknown vitality (6) 19 Criticise the Spanish judges (5) 21 Collect a great deal (5) 23 Harold has old ring (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Eliminate (9) 8 Wonderland girl (5) 10 Grin (5) 12 Immediately (3) 13 Shabby articles (3) 14 Appear (4) 15 Type of crop (6) 16 Orchard produce (5) 18 Feel remorse (6) 20 50 per cent (4) 22 Devoured (3) 23 Cured meat (3) 24 Passenger vessel (5) 25 Texan mission (5) 26 Theatre (9)

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2 European river (5) 3 Tied (4) 4 Furniture wheel (6) 5 Hackneyed (5) 6 Stew (9) 7 Painful dive (5,4) 9 Vie (7) 11 US lawman (7) 15 Feline (3) 17 Vigour (6) 19 Board (5) 21 Assemble (5) 23 Saintly glow (4)