Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Learnt about regular payment (6) 4 Posted nets off (4) 7 A victory on a river (4) 8 Ranted about being passionate (6) 9 Lame sort of gender (4) 10 Time to order something (4) 12 Acne treatment is a punishment (4) 14 Feel modest about growth (3) 16 Criticise deity (3) 17 Changes as to fodder (4) 20 Meg’s broken stones (4) 23 Scan a red construction (4) 24 Stoppage is a hit (6) 25 Willing bird (4) 26 Last employees have to stop (4) 27 Most remorseful for shaking (6) DOWN

1 Paper around large field (5) 2 Uncovered a painting (4) 3 City can produce language (5) 4 Total, say, or just part (4) 5 Terribly mean to the Spanish that’s hard (6) 6 Some heat from another machine (5) 11 Contented with accommodation (4) 13 Tiny part of a cat (4) 15 Hire and participate (6) 16 City for cavorting pairs (5) 18 Tessa returned something valuable (5) 19 Woman finds queen transparent (5) 21 Made off with cheese (4) 22 Fulfil mission with coating (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Amount paid by a tenant (6) 4 Dispatched (4) 7 Former county (4) 8 Fanatical (6) 9 Masculine (4) 10 Unit (4) 12 Walking aid (4) 14 Type of tree (3) 16 Cooking vessel (3) 17 Grain (4) 20 Jewels (4) 23 Peruse (4) 24 Punch (6) 25 Pastime (4) 26 Stalk (4) 27 Quake (6)

DOWN

1 Kingdom (5) 2 Naked (4) 3 Traditional school subject (5) 4 A few (4) 5 Tooth covering (6) 6 Unit of heat (5) 11 Canvas shelter (4) 13 Particle (4) 15 Charter (6) 16 European capital (5) 18 Thing of value (5) 19 Precipitous (5) 21 Type of cheese (4) 22 Movie (4)