Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Rake used behind British cook (5) 4 Second instrument is out of tune (5)

7 Free of bride (3)

9 Harm barrier with endless rages (6) 11 Threaten conflict to the north (4)

12 Also among pandas (3) 13 Many not worried — it means quite the reverse (7) 15 Dessert ingredient produces a tingle (7) 18 Marched around bend (3) 19 Maiden hugged assistant (4)

20 Behold new professor in city (6) 23 Fewer around animal (3) 24 It happened in the Seventies (5) 25 Students take woman to be equal (5)

DOWN

1 Cursing terrible grammar (3,8)

2 Are back for a long time (3) 3 Brigade’s gear (3)

5 A profit once more (5) 6 Hat a clan wore in cut-through (6,5) 8 Head Dane off (4) 10 Mother and daughter are crazy (3) 13 Perform in Clacton (3) 14 Hitting with can (3)

16 Left on side of shelf (5) 17 Lied about being lazy (4) 18 Join a religious man (3) 21 Low-flying bird (3) 22 Originally called in one engineer (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Food provider (5) 4 Acute (5) 7 Disburden (3) 9 Injury (6) 11 Admonish (4) 12 Common word (3) 13 Word with opposite meaning (7) 15 Setting agent (7) 18 Curve (3) 19 Attendant (4) 20 European capital (6) 23 Female sheep (3) 24 Occurrence (5) 25 Flat (5)

DOWN

1 Swearing (3,8) 2 Age (3) 3 Equipment (3) 5 Anew (5) 6 Central American waterway (6,5) 8 College head (4) 10 Insane (3) 13 Behave (3) 14 Metal (3)

16 Sill (5) 17 Unoccupied (4) 18 Append (3) 21 Nocturnal creature (3) 22 Born as (3)