Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Guide damaged teeth, sure (9) 8 Collect a great deal (5) 10 Stupid not to be runny (5) 12 Juicer contains something cold (3) 13 More polite with salesman (3) 14 Note single skull, say (4) 15 Moving so near ground (6) 16 Investigated terrible pride (5) 18 Relaxed in desert conditions (6) 20 I will be behind small shelf (4) 22 Sticking with twitch (3) 23 Content with quantity (3) 24 A step taken quickly (5) 25 Harsh at the back (5) 26 City rebel became a star (9)

DOWN

2 It’s an unfortunate mark (5) 3 Language in another sentence (4) 4 Part of meal on a salver, say (6) 5 Stumbles on journeys (5) 6 Twice stop Scot getting savage (9) 7 Miser to hide stone (9) 9 Doubter infected with cholera, initially (7) 11 Chief ready for speaker and microphone ensemble (7) 15 Free of bride (3) 17 About to yield and draw back (6) 19 Second story got old (5) 21 Useless in pet management (5) 23 New arts supremo (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Cinema attendant (9) 8 Assemble (5) 10 Dense (5) 12 Frozen water (3) 13 Agent (3) 14 Skeleton part (4) 15 Cause (6) 16 Snooped (5) 18 Paused (6) 20 Ledge (4) 22 Spasm (3) 23 Number (3) 24 Fast (5) 25 Severe (5) 26 Famous person (9)

DOWN

2 Blemish (5) 3 Gaelic (4) 4 Main course (6) 5 Excursions (5) 6 Uncivilised type (9) 7 Tightwad (9) 9 Doubting Thomas (7) 11 Worn communications device (7) 15 Liberate (3) 17 Ebb (6) 19 Musty (5) 21 Incompetent (5) 23 Russian ruler (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror