Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Deny brute is wrong (5) 4 Bake off British food (5) 7 Relaxed during conversation (3) 9 Chap has time to run (6) 11 Loud performance, it’s true (4) 12 One writer claims novel (3) 13 Shock beginning by the French (7) 15 A mature sort of bungler (7) 18 Falling over everything (3) 19 Swim with right weed (4) 20 Rag terrible actor fellow (6) 23 Hearsay about organ (3) 24 Follow directions and prosecute (5) 25 Saw tonne being transported (5)

DOWN

1 Old Italian light seen on 5 November (5,6) 2 Refusal to include land (1,1,1) 3 Thanks German for sticker (3) 5 Explosion is fun (5) 6 Resentful, having left omen about drink (6,5) 8 Contented with accommodation (4) 10 Won over for the present (3) 13 Woman from Esher (3) 14 Fairy has limitless aura (3) 16 Arise awkwardly at sign (5) 17 Surgeon harbours desire (4) 18 Has turned into a tree (3) 21 Traitor in fraternity (3) 22 Is more than one? (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Disprove (5) 4 Skewered dish (5) 7 Perched (3) 9 Cope (6) 11 Piece of trivia (4) 12 Fresh (3) 13 Surprise (7) 15 Nonprofessional (7) 18 Everyone (3) 19 Leak (4) 20 Man’s name (6) 23 Head part (3) 24 Result (5) 25 Part of a carpentry joint (5)

DOWN

1 Firework (5,6) 2 Country (1,1,1) 3 Label (3) 5 Eruption (5) 6 Mixer (6,5) 8 Canvas shelter (4) 10 Immediately (3) 13 Pronoun (3) 14 Manner (3) 16 Zodiac Ram (5) 17 Encourage (4) 18 Remains of a fire (3) 21 Rodent (3) 22 Plural of is (3)