Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 School gets superior food (6) 4 Cease sending post (4) 7 Ruler in the mirror (4) 8 Attain a river, somehow (6) 9 Pale sort of spring (4) 10 Mood affected destiny (4) 12 Point stew out (4) 14 Low-flying bird (3) 16 Owing to condensation, say (3) 17 Pawn a knuckle of meat (4) 20 Creature of pride (4) 23 Tolerate bare impropriety (4) 24 Cadge from cleaner (6) 25 Book’s self-dedication (4) 26 Afterwards from both ends (4) 27 Canter off in a daze (6)

DOWN

1 Some insects are small and affectionate (5) 2 Left some wine (4) 3 Rushes to get some instrument parts (5) 4 Lois ran to the store (4) 5 Most remorseful about shaking (6) 6 Student of vision? (5) 11 Notice about the ears (4) 13 Repeat in the choir (4) 15 Tell engineers strange tale (6) 16 Remove broken bidet (5) 18 Start playing notes (5) 19 Article with yours truly as subject (5) 21 Press club (4) 22 Soon get a French veto (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Meal (6) 4 Desist (4) 7 Islamic leader (4) 8 Turn up (6) 9 Jump (4) 10 Terrible future (4) 12 Compass point (4) 14 Nocturnal creature (3) 16 Expected (3) 17 German wine (4) 20 Big cat (4) 23 Ursine mammal (4) 24 Loofah (6) 25 Volume (4) 26 At that time (4) 27 Hypnotic state (6)

DOWN

1 Group of bees (5) 2 Harbour (4) 3 Water plants (5) 4 Grain tower (4) 5 Quake (6) 6 Schoolchild (5) 11 Of the ears (4) 13 Resound (4) 15 Narrate (6) 16 Subtract (5) 18 Beginning (5) 19 Topic (5) 21 Metal (4) 22 Unknown (4)