Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Place to act has phase remaining (5,4) 8 Removal of quiet desire (5) 10 A step taken quickly (5) 12 Fired with fury (3) 13 Stupid woman got married (3)

14 Aunt mad for fish (4)

15 Modern centre design (6)

16 Flowers for a woman (5)

18 Gave order to shed (6)

20 Show mode off (4)

22 Permit to hire (3)

23 In favour of a number, say (3) 24 Record progress of church

painting (5)

25 Got up with a romantic gift (5) 26 Interviewed – short indeed (9)

DOWN

2 Spin round one city (5) 3 Happiness of

German fellow (4)

4 Chief to go ahead, with hesitation (6)

5 Fellow with feeble passion (5) 6 Quick look for acne (4-5) 7 Orders yet to be transported by ship (9)

9 Labourer gets loud during garret conversion (7) 11 Horseman heard to choose an entrance (7)

15 He’s on the staff (3) 17 Landlady’s character (6) 19 Addict left during rescue (5) 21 Wear down queen with poem (5)

23 Feta production is destiny (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Part of a theatre (5,4)

8 Expulsion (5)

10 Fast (5)

12 Wrath (3)

13 Dull (3)

14 Tinned food (4) 15 Fairly new (6)

16 Plant life (5)

18 Presented (6)

20 Public

protest (4)

22 Allow (3)

23 On behalf of (3) 24 Map (5)

25 Stood (5)

26 Questioned about

mission (9)

DOWN

2 Italian city (5) 3 Merriment (4) 4 Boss (6)

5 Fire (5) 6 Unscheduled test (4-5) 7 Warship (9) 9 Hard worker (7) 11 Bullfighter (7) 15 Stick (3) 17 Epistle (6) 19 Unpaid servant (5) 21 Wear away (5) 23 Doom (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror