Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Mother to rant about secret word (6) 4 Element of victory? (4) 7 Not far from one argument (4) 8 Hit by small lorry (6) 9 Way out of planet (4) 10 Incline to be thin (4) 12 Discard outhouse (4) 14 Dog returned to supreme being (3) 16 Exclude from pub (3) 17 Pale sort of request (4) 20 Part of Far East (4) 23 Reported vision at venue (4) 24 Deal with one outburst (6) 25 Pleased with simplicity (4) 26 Complain at fish (4) 27 Modern centre design (6)

DOWN

1 Artisan’s mother and child (5) 2 Standard lack of elite soldiers! (4) 3 Beer with new king in joint (5) 4 Girl at a swimming competition (4) 5 Fruit of zero scope (6) 6 Fear movement of adder (5) 11 Border of hedges (4) 13 Wish for hard old exercise (4) 15 Box on right shows sign of damage (6) 16 Simple computer language (5) 18 Subsequently alter form (5) 19 Complain when table gets broken (5) 21 Gather pear was cooked (4) 22 Willing bird (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Repeated slogan (6) 4 Precious metal (4) 7 Close (4) 8 Punched (6) 9 Country road (4) 10 Without fat (4) 12 Shack (4) 14 Deity (3) 16 Ingot (3) 17 Entreaty (4) 20 Region (4) 23 Location (4) 24 Angry speech (6) 25 Relax (4) 26 Koi (4) 27 Fresh (6) DOWN 1 Stoneworker (5) 2 Average (4) 3 Leg part (5) 4 Formal party (4) 5 Colour (6) 6 Phobia (5) 11 Margin (4) 13 Aspire (4) 15 Bomb hole (6) 16 Uncomplicated (5) 18 Afterwards (5) 19 Sheep’s cry (5) 21 Harvest (4) 22 Pastime (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror