Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 New developments from the Spanish trial (6) 4 Chap has old complaint (4) 7 Always in same version (4) 8 Informant at the bank (6) 9 Profit from a gin cocktail (4) 10 Betting on a new bridge (4) 12 Owing to student conflict (4) 14 Tug back on stomach (3) 16 Originally called in one engineer (3) 17 Trade in lead production (4) 20 God of both orders (4) 23 Choose to veto, possibly (4) 24 Embellished or terribly neat (6) 25 Boy has right to be fat (4) 26 Look for shelter on the right (4) 27 Come out east and join (6)

DOWN

1 City can produce language (5) 2 Heard end of story (4) 3 Reticent about trees (5) 4 Excellent game is played (4) 5 Colour of zero scope (6) 6 Group transported tonne (5) 11 Pale sort of request (4) 13 Loosen at a French party (4) 15 Irritate at the plant (6) 16 Unorthodox book (5) 18 Wear down queen with poem (5) 19 Article with yours truly as subject (5) 21 Perceive hare running (4) 22 Equal with one couple (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Most recent (6) 4 Groan (4) 7 Constantly (4) 8 Cashier (6) 9 Win (4) 10 Duration (4) 12 Contest (4) 14 Intestine (3) 16 Born (3) 17 Transaction (4) 20 Norse deity (4) 23 Elect (4) 24 Decorated (6) 25 Animal fat (4) 26 Ogle (4) 27 Appear (6)

DOWN

1 Traditional school subject (5) 2 Fable (4) 3 Curt (5) 4 Huge (4) 5 Fruit (6) 6 Nine-piece ensemble (5) 11 Entreaty (4) 13 Reverse (4) 15 Stinging weed (6) 16 Work of fiction (5) 18 Wear away (5) 19 Topic (5) 21 Listen (4) 22 Brace (4)