Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Act fast with fastening (9) 8 America has time for employment (5)

10 Gave an oath, worse off (5) 12 Fellow of infinite drama (3) 13 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) 14 A study of port (4) 15 Bishop has one group to divide (6) 16 Remove the victuals from inside (5) 18 Thrash something and run off (4,2) 20 Endlessly regretting destruction (4)

22 Thus sounds ill (3) 23 Swan enclosure (3) 24 Law incorrectly cited (5) 25 Strange to send a line (5) 26 Blatant need to run round, preoccupied (9)

DOWN

2 Angry buccaneer loses head (5)

3 The editor has to listen (4) 4 Wild cur - it’s not urban (6) 5 Liable to be lying (5) 6 Urge beast to cook plant (5,4)

7 For every tent in order, to the point (9) 9 Information to cite about having common origin (7) 11 Good-for-nothing wife alters plan (7) 15 Chewed part (3)

17 He’s a gold medallist (6) 19 When Scot joined Indian, say (5) 21 Join military group to the east (5) 23 Don’t answer, just overtake (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Circus equipment (9) 8 Consumption (5) 10 Cursed (5) 12 Man’s name (3) 13 Brown (3) 14 Middle Eastern port (4)

15 Cut in half (6) 16 Oust (5)

18 Go away (4,2) 20 Spoil (4)

22 Like this (3) 23 Biro (3) 24 Decree (5) 25 Extraterrestrial (5) 26 Spellbound (9)

DOWN

2 Furious (5)

3 Pay attention (4) 4 Rural (6)

5 Face down (5) 6 Plant that provides sucrose (5,4) 7 Relevant (9) 9 Hereditary (7) 11 Profligate person (7) 15 Component (3) 17 Winner (6) 19 Continental (5) 21 Merge (5) 23 Elapse (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror