Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Engineers have shop to refurbish (7) 7 Squinted at noble journalist (6) 8 Pen new melody for deity (7) 9 Melanie has style (4) 11 Colourless-sounding receptacle (4) 12 Business rated badly (5) 15 Point a set out (4) 16 Picture one disadvantage (4) 17 Terse about oaks, say (5) 18 People’s event (4) 19 Snack in trolley (4) 21 It’s mean to upset felons (7) 22 TV programme is real stupid (6) 23 Rest set out new ways (7)

DOWN

1 Box of various parts (4) 2 About getting contract free (7) 3 Learn layout of the kidneys (5) 4 Need to rearrange garden (4) 5 Instruction changed to ritual (8) 6 Cricket team’s legs (6) 10 Relate it better, having one’s letters (8) 11 Same level within department (3) 13 A Catholic declaration for glory (7) 14 Animal gives party energy (3) 15 Itches to change principles (6) 18 Got up with small flowers (5) 19 The others relax (4) 20 Hit with fashion accessory (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Reinstate (7) 7 Looked furtively (6) 8 Planet (7) 9 Dash, flair (4) 11 Bucket (4) 12 Deal (5) 15 Compass direction (4) 16 Religious image (4) 17 Large shrubs (5) 18 Contest (4) 19 Tumble (4) 21 Prisoners (7) 22 Story in instalments (6) 23 Roads (7)

DOWN

1 Practise boxing (4) 2 Set free (7) 3 Of the kidneys (5) 4 Genesis place (4) 5 Lesson (8) 6 Number (6) 10 Able to read (8) 11 Equal (3) 13 Praise publicly (7) 14 Female deer (3) 15 Morals (6) 18 Romantic gift (5) 19 Pause (4) 20 Waistband (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror