Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Dialect used in stronghold (7) 7 Lists some furniture (6) 8 Defeated contestant sprinted as well (4,3) 9 Affair of the bag (4) 11 Firm around middle (4) 12 Loud, competent story (5) 15 Yearn to be extensive (4) 16 Drinks ruined seat (4) 17 Work without sample from waterway (5) 18 Reportedly penalised for discovery (4) 19 Eric prepared some grains (4) 21 No leech managed to make the grade (7) 22 Parade a personal design (6) 23 Real nut somehow remained objective (7)

DOWN

1 Party animal (4) 2 Bolt to fix Don’s cab (7) 3 Stop, about to relax (5) 4 Lies about some land (4) 5 Omit a car — terribly smelly (8) 6 Cleans off weapons (6) 10 Row to turn game around (8) 11 Firm with new prisoner (3) 13 Chap to send heat below (7) 14 Gladstone’s son (3) 15 Resident, as it happens, at home (4-2) 18 Last decider (5) 19 Rubbish on a list (4) 20 Notice blemish (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Fortress (7) 7 Charts (6) 8 Loser (4,3) 9 Container (4) 11 Centre (4) 12 Myth (5) 15 Hanker (for) (4) 16 Beverages (4) 17 Asian river (5) 18 Locate (4) 19 Cereal plant (4) 21 Level of command (7) 22 Drawing on skin (6) 23 Impartial (7)

DOWN

1 Male deer (4) 2 Leave hurriedly (7) 3 Desist (5) 4 Wight or Man (4) 5 Fragrant (8) 6 Jousting weapons (6) 10 Quarrel (8) 11 Deceive (3) 13 Under (7) 14 Boy (3) 15 Residential (employee) (4-2) 18 Ultimate (5) 19 Schedule (4) 20 Location (4)