Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Lot of money for a parcel (6) 4 Owls fly, but not fast (4) 7 People’s event (4) 8 Principal design for plates (6) 9 Sage cultivated for a long time (4) 10 Race around some ground (4) 12 Appealing to reduce energy (4) 14 Originally called in one engineer (3) 16 British artist in lingerie (3) 17 Tax is a chore (4) 20 Lazy-sounding hero (4) 23 Sailor finds the French skilful (4) 24 Make box to contain energy (6) 25 Formerly in concert (4) 26 Arrange by command (4) 27 Flexible game (6)

DOWN

1 Glue to fix a step (5) 2 Talk about headwear (4) 3 Handle a nice surprise (5) 4 Mark’s out of mascara (4) 5 Story of the foot? (6) 6 We sat around? Rubbish (5) 11 Incentive to have money (4) 13 Loosen at a French party (4) 15 Couturier to follow gold (6) 16 Officers’ money (5) 18 Cruel sort of complaint (5) 19 Obvious it’s not in code (5) 21 Study time of damage (4) 22 Clambering around youngster (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Carton (6) 4 Sluggish (4) 7 Contest (4) 8 Metal fastener (6) 9 Eras (4) 10 Unit of land (4) 12 Lovely (4) 14 Born as (3) 16 Undergarment (3) 17 Obligation (4) 20 Object of worship (4) 23 Competent (4) 24 Invent (6) 25 On a single occasion (4) 26 Type (4) 27 Tree product (6)

DOWN

1 Fake jewellery (5) 2 Gossip (4) 3 Deal with (5) 4 Disfigure (4) 5 Myth (6) 6 Squander (5) 11 US coin (4) 13 Reverse (4) 15 Outfitter (6) 16 Alloy (5) 18 Painful affliction (5) 19 Transparent (5) 21 Hollow (4) 22 Juvenile sheep (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror