Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Got a crate ordered for garment (9) 8 Greeting a student with old laugh (5) 10 Mention old tree (5) 12 Preserve a lot of traffic (3) 13 Wilt, using gas (3) 14 Rent at different rate (4) 15 Heard officer was a nut (6) 16 Sprinting to get the picture (5) 18 Abandon colour (6) 20 Goes on at horses (4) 22 Question the method? (3) 23 That woman’s in the right (3) 24 Principal-sounding state (5) 25 Alternatively find one on stars (5) 26 Sees laces come undone without stopping (9)

DOWN

2 Broken jar contains one old wine (5) 3 First man to find a barrier (4) 4 Catholic shone out when selected (6) 5 Straighten a sentence in report (5) 6 Main tempo set for show (9) 7 Understanding that grain lies around (9) 9 Marx Brother has no new weapon (7) 11 Associate new parent with resistance (7) 15 Asking about relatives (3) 17 Argumentative sportsmen? (6) 19 Swimming in her river (5) 21 Arise awkwardly at sign (5) 23 Hear first nocturnal predator cry (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror