Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Curtail performance of quiet tenor (7)

7 Dirt next to cavern (6) 8 Order is inane and stupid (7) 9 Started with flan (4) 11 Invested with underwear (4) 12 Painting of them Urals (5) 15 Quiet worker to sound tired (4)

16 Not any neon was used (4) 17 Creature less cold in the East End! (5)

18 Go away and sing (4) 19 Speaks out and draws digits (4) 21 Report returned with old, reliable person (7) 22 Harsh, always, in London area (6) 23 Believes the end of a film (7)

DOWN

1 Dog really captured monster (4)

2 Happy with what’s inside (7) 3 Begin small quiche (5) 4 Presenter shot off (4) 5 Give up performing encore with French article (8) 6 Irritate with hypodermic (6) 10 A drug to get heavenly body (8) 11 Barrel tax (3) 13 Criticised joint editor (7) 14 Wanting to include tiny creature (3)

15 Horror writer with twitch – symbolic (6) 18 Roses developing inflammations (5) 19 Cricket match can be a trial (4) 20 Betting journalist was rushed (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Abridge (7) 7 Cave (6) 8 Foolish (7) 9 Sour (4) 11 Vest (4) 12 Fresco (5) 15 Breathe heavily (4) 16 Not one (4) 17 Freshwater mammal (5) 18 Shoo! (4) 19 Foot parts (4) 21 Cavalryman (7) 22 Strict (6) 23 Ascribes (7)

DOWN

1 Fiend (4) 2 Pleased (7) 3 Commence (5) 4 Party-giver (4) 5 Abandon (8) 6 Sewing implement (6) 10 Celestial body (8) 11 Keg (3) 13 Cooked in the oven (7) 14 Insect (3) 15 Lyrical (6) 18 Painful afflictions (5) 19 Examine (4) 20 Raced (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror