Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Staple changed colour (6) 4 Charge novice to touch (4) 7 Like a family (4) 8 Surface temperature on Mars, say (6) 9 Inclination to design pram (4) 10 Time to order something (4) 12 Wonderful penalty (4) 14 Fewer around animal (3) 16 Prunes have to manage (3) 17 Changes as to fodder (4) 20 Isn’t arranging cans (4) 23 Reasonable entertainment (4) 24 Cadge from cleaner (6) 25 Mature pier design (4) 26 Regrets stratagem, we hear (4) 27 Listen out for decoration (6)

DOWN

1 Student of vision? (5) 2 Teas brewed behind (4) 3 Tail wagging for new lesson (5) 4 Flames are terribly rife (4) 5 Terribly mean to the Spanish that’s hard (6) 6 Left primate with small mistake (5) 11 Contented with accommodation (4) 13 Picture one prisoner (4) 15 Complete space with flag (6) 16 Mention freer arrangement (5) 18 Tessa returned something valuable (5) 19 Arrange letters for a while (5) 21 Sir, I stood up to ring pupil (4) 22 The burden we bear (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Crayon (6) 4 Sense (4) 7 Similar (4) 8 Celestial body (6) 9 Slope (4) 10 Unit (4) 12 Sunny (4) 14 Female sheep (3) 16 Sprint (3) 17 Grain (4) 20 Containers (4) 23 Blonde (4) 24 Sponge (6) 25 Ready to eat (4) 26 Feels remorse (4) 27 Christmas decoration (6)

DOWN

1 Schoolchild (5) 2 Chair (4) 3 Dead language (5) 4 Conflagration (4) 5 Tooth covering (6) 6 Failure (5) 11 Canvas shelter (4) 13 Religious image (4) 15 Whole (6) 16 Allude (5) 18 Thing of value (5) 19 Magic formula (5) 21 Flower (4) 22 Responsibility (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror