Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Red dice used in important game (7) 7 Pursued for being pure, say (6) 8 I regain form of land (7) 9 Finished being tense (4) 11 Shoe worn with stockings (4) 12 Old king gets primate some fruit (5) 15 Started with quiche (4) 16 Always in same version (4) 17 Total state (5) 18 Comedian has a delay (4) 19 Mail off to city (4) 21 Key old rival wasted money (7) 22 Note route changed to bypass (6) 23 Failures as birds (7)

DOWN

1 Care about land measurement (4) 2 Understanding to knock on the left (7) 3 Needs new compact (5) 4 Change during meditation (4) 5 Dessert for which I shout audibly (3,5) 6 Queen goes back and forth over commercial bookworm (6) 10 Mark to enquire about performing rites (8) 11 Chatting about headwear (3) 13 Flyer reaches starting point by way of hill (7) 14 Favourite dog, say (3) 15 Trout confused with British fish (6) 18 Leads that may get crossed (5) 19 Lord’s wife and son are unknown (4) 20 Different from shape (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Last match (7)

7 Hunted (6)

8 African country (7)

9 Over (4)

11 Garden implement (4)

12 Vine growth (5)

15 Flan (4)

16 Constantly (4)

17 Voice (5)

18 Expect (4)

19 Peruvian capital (4)

21 Currency unit (7)

22 Deviation (6)

23 Christmas birds (7)

DOWN

1 Unit of land area (4)

2 Affinity (7)

3 Thick (5)

4 Revise (4)

5 Frozen snack (3,5)

6 Lecturer (6)

10 Text symbol (8)

11 Fedora, eg (3)

13 Pilot (7)

14 Domestic animal (3)

15 Flatfish (6)

18 Cables (5)

19 Titled woman (4)

20 Document (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror