Two-speed coffeebreak CRYPTIC CLUES

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

ACROSS 1 Got a crate ordered for a garment (9) 8 Drummer in boring outfit (5) 10 Arrange letters for a while (5) 12 Facts in emergency (3) 13 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) 14 Lone broadcast at Christmas (4) 15 Keep retina moving (6) 16 Isolated a section (5) 18 A little bit in favour of weight (6) 20 Language in another sentence (4) 22 Hoping to include fastener (3) 23 Is more than one? (3) 24 Dull work for old king in Germany (5) 25 Poles are setting trap (5) 26 Compassion improves each anguish (9) DOWN

2 Extent of anger varies (5) 3 A victory on a river (4) 4 Traces out wheel (6) 5 Moving near a venue (5) 6 Face errand boy with bit of newspaper (5,4) 7 Pressure to rule nerd out as a raider (9) 9 Dessert ingredient produces a tingle (7) 11 Model to show affection to bird (7) 15 Rushed out of France (3) 17 Think quietly about drone (6) 19 Mention old tree (5) 21 Get to stretch of river (5) 23 When I get a lot of land (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Heavy winter garb (9) 8 Beatle (5) 10 Magic formula (5) 12 Information (3) 13 Brown (3) 14 Man’s name (4) 15 Hold back (6) 16 Separate (5) 18 Elementary particle (6) 20 Gaelic (4) 22 Brooch (3) 23 Plural of is (3) 24 Mince (5) 25 Trap (5) 26 Grief (9)

DOWN

2 Scope (5) 3 English river (4) 4 Type of sugar (6) 5 Amphitheatre (5) 6 Headline location (5,4) 7 Looter (9) 9 Setting agent (7) 11 Design (7) 15 Sprinted (3) 17 Consider (6) 19 Utter a view (5) 21 Arrive at (5) 23 Continent (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror