Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Quiet freedom is commonplace (9) 8 Croat turned performer (5) 10 Second arcade is not big (5) 12 Unacceptable in the south (3)

13 Resin from his apples (3) 14 Contented with accommodation (4) 15 Suggest having beer with member (6) 16 The French friend brought back part of jacket (5) 18 Remain working as a soldier (6)

20 Zone of Far East (4) 22 Wanting to include hard worker (3)

23 Are back for a long time (3) 24 Perfect sitter (5) 25 Confuse by removing top of oar (5)

26 Dry our cat out in enclosure (9)

DOWN

2 Pretend to have left note out (3,2) 3 Started with quiche (4) 4 Lets us organise fight (6) 5 Suspend new padre (5) 6 Main tempo set for show (9) 7 A dateline otherwise set apart (9) 9 Indicate nothing in lute performance (7) 11 Graduate left fat duck (7) 15 Copy of tapestry (3) 17 Learnt to play horn? (6) 19 Raid carried out by old medium (5) 21 Navigation aid that looks both ways (5) 23 Simple point, say, to change (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Cliche (9) 8 Thespian (5) 10 Little (5)

12 Not at home (3) 13 Tree product (3) 14 Canvas shelter (4) 15 Claim (6) 16 Collar part (5) 18 Of the sea (6) 20 Region (4) 22 Insect (3)

23 Age (3) 24 Pattern (5) 25 Confound (5) 26 Quadrangle (9)

DOWN

2 Divulge (3,2) 3 Flan (4) 4 Struggle (6) 5 Hang (5) 6 Christmas entertainment (9) 7 Estranged (9) 9 Silhouette (7) 11 Waterfowl (7) 15 Primate (3) 17 Deer’s feature (6) 19 Wireless (5) 21 Pilot’s aid (5) 23 Facile (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror