Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Carol fashioned form of jewellery (5) 4 Fanatical about braid (5) 7 Hippies’ food (3) 9 Dreadful torrent, flowing with no resistance (6) 11 Edict on new grass (4) 12 One worked for a long time (3) 13 Blight that I spotted, say (7) 15 Ruin second milliner (7) 18 Tear out of Tripoli (3) 19 Slow-moving birds (4) 20 Swear about getting new reply (6) 23 Originally called in one engineer (3) 24 Attempt a piece of school writing (5) 25 The first chap gets a toy (5)

DOWN

1 Basis sent coroner mad (11) 2 Captain has fitting (3) 3 Don’t stand for untruth (3) 5 Comic knees-up (5) 6 Meal with politicians at event (6,5) 8 Coven vying with deadly sin (4) 10 Not returning a great deal (3) 13 Devour in one attempt (3) 14 Wander out of terror (3) 16 Finally doesn’t finish volume (5) 17 Melanie has style (4) 18 Unprepared for war breaking out (3) 21 Catch in one trap (3) 22 Regard for diocese (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Reef material (5) 4 Extreme (5) 7 Pastry item (3) 9 Decaying (6) 11 Turf (4) 12 Era (3) 13 Ugly thing (7) 15 Smash (7) 18 Rend (3) 19 Nocturnal creatures (4) 20 Response (6) 23 Born (3) 24 Thesis (5) 25 Toy bear (5)

DOWN

1 Foundation (11) 2 Suitable (3) 3 Fib (3) 5 Celebration (5) 6 Social occasion (6,5) 8 Jealousy (4) 10 Weight (3) 13 Consume (3) 14 Stray (3) 16 Book of maps (5) 17 Dash, flair (4) 18 Uncooked (3) 21 Mesh (3) 22 Notice (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror