Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Reprieve is equal to professor (6)

4 Metal guide (4)

7 A victory on waterway (4) 8 Emphasis on pronunciation (6)

9 Knock bust over (4)

10 Declare Vera to be mad (4) 12 Dog left to have a look (4) 14 Hearsay about body part (3) 16 Reduce copper on time (3) 17 Tardy ordering tale (4)

20 Honest old writer (4)

23 Fashion might start

with poem (4)

24 Reason to get minced (6) 25 Girl has nothing in clink (4) 26 Look for chap on the right (4)

27 Range of former shelter (6)

DOWN

1 Growth at factory (5) 2 People’s event (4)

3 Place of labour? (5) 4 Mislay sole arrangement (4) 5 Part of meal on salver, say (6) 6 Stop cooking bread (5) 11 Invested with underwear (4) 13 Break a leg in a storm (4) 15 Starch gets sprayed around up-do (6) 16 Arrived and left an animal (5)

18 Fish in the corner (5)

19 Check gold key and object (5) 21 Appearing to have food (4) 22 Consider an inspiring

figure (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Forgive (6) 4 Element (4) 7 Former county (4) 8 Dialect (6) 9 Counterfoil (4) 10 Assert (4)

12 Eye up (4) 14 Listening organ (3)

16 Sever (3)

17 Overdue (4)

20 Unwrap (4)

23 Manner (4)

24 Earth (6)

25 Prison (4)

26 Suggestive grin (4) 27 Scope (6)

DOWN

1 Organism (5) 2 Contest (4) 3 Relating to childbirth (5) 4 Be defeated (4) 5 US main course (6) 6 Exclude (5) 11 Undergarment (4) 13 Strong wind (4) 15 Heavy food (6) 16 Humped mammal (5) 18 Viewpoint (5) 19 Official inspection (5)

21 Fruit (4)

22 Artist’s help? (4)