Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Do politicians follow animal? (4,5) 8 Toboggan has new thrust (5) 10 Lawsuit can be a nuisance (5) 12 Raw material from forest (3) 13 Permit to hire (3) 14 Firm about middle (4) 15 Say again about fuel (6) 16 Isolated a section (5) 18 Instruction not to wear so much (6) 20 In and around former empire (4) 22 Sign from galleon (3) 23 Talented with a drink (3) 24 Splinter is small and solid (5) 25 Hear criticism of entertainment (5) 26 Fabled green lady strange (9)

DOWN

2 Heard note from singer (5) 3 Happiness of German fellow (4) 4 Learnt to play horn? (6) 5 The first ritual is banal (5) 6 Boycott gloomy table (9) 7 Fellow residents make dull friends (9) 9 Musical right for ship’s engineer (7) 11 Snake, say, let pier collapse (7) 15 Rushed out of France (3) 17 European gets too much for dog (6) 19 Addict left during rescue (5) 21 Not once was nerve lost (5) 23 Raid carried out without water (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Prenuptial celebration (4,5) 8 Sudden movement (5) 10 Court case (5) 12 Mineral (3) 13 Allow (3) 14 Centre (4) 15 Iterate (6) 16 Separate (5) 18 Period of teaching (6) 20 Ancient Peruvian (4) 22 Zodiac Lion (3) 23 Beer (3) 24 Fragment (5) 25 Sketch show (5) 26 Mythical (9)

DOWN

2 Singing voice (5) 3 Merriment (4) 4 Deer’s feature (6) 5 Hackneyed (5) 6 Ostracise (9) 7 Cohabitees (9) 9 Mechanic (7) 11 Cold-blooded creature (7) 15 Sprinted (3) 17 Highly-groomed pet (6) 19 Servant (5) 21 At no time (5) 23 Dry (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror