Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Resentful at beer (6) 4 Charming about damage (4) 7 Picture one prisoner (4) 8 Copy last good French vehicle (6) 9 Creature of pride (4) 10 Most employees have to stop (4) 12 Weapon gets record points (4) 14 Bother at a party (3) 16 Sign from galleon (3) 17 The French politician finds illumination (4) 20 Employed American journalist (4) 23 Unusual not to be well done (4) 24 Wish to reside differently (6) 25 Corresponding, strangely, as yours truly (4) 26 Owing to student conflict (4) 27 Erratic Roman worried about daughter (6)

DOWN

1 Graduate against some breakfast (5) 2 Started with quiche (4) 3 Remove soap from broken siren (5) 4 Opening sounds complete (4) 5 Beast has article to mail off (6) 6 Chap to leave some fruit (5) 11 Mate running to the side (4) 13 Quietly lie about big house (4) 15 Track series of lessons (6) 16 Left university free to be sensational (5) 18 Mathematical crawler (5) 19 The best topping (5) 21 Close to an animal (4) 22 Reportedly penalised for discovery (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Sour (6) 4 Injury (4) 7 Religious image (4) 8 Element (6) 9 Safari creature (4) 10 Stalk (4) 12 Fencing sword (4) 14 Fuss (3) 16 Zodiac sign (3) 17 Light (4) 20 Second-hand (4) 23 Seldom seen (4) 24 Lust (6) 25 Identical (4) 26 Contest (4) 27 Haphazard (6)

DOWN

1 Salted meat (5) 2 Flan (4) 3 Wash out (5) 4 Gap (4) 5 Beast (6) 6 Fruit (5) 11 Squad (4) 13 Stack (4) 15 Circuit (6) 16 Graphic (5) 18 Viper (5) 19 Dairy product (5) 21 Aquatic mammal (4) 22 Uncover (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror