Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Strange dearth of yarn (6) 4 Point stew out (4) 7 Endlessly regretting destruction (4) 8 Make box to contain energy (6) 9 Mix in prison (4) 10 Care about tree (4) 12 Made out title (4) 14 Fewer embrace animal (3) 16 Lashed around tree (3) 17 Everything unknown to friend (4) 20 More excited by city (4) 23 Thin in his limitation (4) 24 Sign about a shrew (6) 25 Pleasant French resort (4) 26 Woman has time for ingredient (4) 27 Flexible game (6)

DOWN

1 Understood diplomacy around Italian (5) 2 Dance film (4) 3 Imagine being armed, possibly (5) 4 Clever wife is English (4) 5 Part of meal on salver, say (6) 6 Reticent about trees (5) 11 Cancellation includes room (4) 13 First man to find a barrier (4) 15 Break hers in temple (6) 16 Endlessly evaluate fools (5) 18 Novice always has a jemmy (5) 19 Rich performance with old singers (5) 21 Leave out of room itself (4) 22 Clambering around youngster (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Sewing material (6) 4 Occident (4) 7 Spoil (4) 8 Invent (6) 9 Move (4) 10 Small maple (4) 12 Titled woman (4) 14 Female sheep (3) 16 Cigarette leavings (3) 17 Friendly nation (4) 20 European capital (4) 23 Slender (4) 24 Harridan (6) 25 Agreeable (4) 26 Animal fat (4) 27 Eraser (6)

DOWN

1 Implied (5) 2 Stagger (4) 3 Reverie (5) 4 Sagacious (4) 5 US main course (6) 6 Curt (5) 11 Prison room (4) 13 Biblical figure (4) 15 Place of worship (6) 16 Donkeys (5) 18 Fulcrum (5) 19 Singing group (5) 21 Neglect (4) 22 Young sheep (4)