Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Gossip has year to develop (7) 7 Loved to bother socialist (6) 8 Treated smile as random (7) 9 Started with quiche (4) 11 Forward in expertise (4) 12 Extend a chain around villa (5) 15 Following from main exterior (4) 16 Blessing bishop with nothing on (4) 17 Total state (5) 18 Unexciting apartment (4) 19 Fastens around necks (4) 21 Game not played a great deal (7)

22 Artist joins the others most unusual (6) 23 Respectable chap joins swimmer (7)

DOWN

1 Great deal of service (4) 2 Prisoner writing in circumstances (7)

3 The artisan has compassion (5) 4 Change during meditation (4)

5 Good to spread real bile (8) 6 Lackey has bearings in many styles (3-3)

10 Cart fate about that’s not natural (8) 11 Favourite dog, say (3) 13 Wheel gets round mat (7) 14 Stolen from both others (3) 15 Flavouring enthusiast joins woman (6)

18 Last decider (5)

19 Rent hill, to a point (4) 20 Wager with a foreign character (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Rumour (7) 7 Cherished (6) 8 Haphazard (7) 9 Flan (4) 11 Saucy (4) 12 Russian country house (5) 15 Subsequent (4) 16 Advantage (4) 17 Voice (5)

18 No longer fizzy (4) 19 Binds (4) 21 Large weight (7) 22 Least common (6) 23 Refined (7)

DOWN

1 Large amount (4) 2 Surroundings (7) 3 Vital organ (5) 4 Revise (4) 5 Dependable (8) 6 Sycophant (3-3) 10 Man-made object (8) 11 Domestic animal (3) 13 Coffee table item (7) 14 Very warm (3) 15 Spice (6) 18 Ultimate (5) 19 Ripped (4) 20 Greek letter (4)