Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Allow Mark to start in shade (7) 7 Journalist spouting bile is not too bad (6) 8 I would so lie about hero-worship (7) 9 Item moving in the fourth dimension (4) 11 Window sounds a nuisance (4) 12 Accommodation stolen by the Spanish (5) 15 Stop in time to have a beer (4) 16 Weather indicator sounds useless (4) 17 Act it out in the loft (5) 18 Left to finish loan (4) 19 Bit of compartment (4) 21 Found cold tea awful (7) 22 Draw everyone by river (6) 23 Seaside treatment for complaint (7)

DOWN

1 Some time in Outer Mongolia (4) 2 Daughter first gets a book reserved (7) 3 Smile about dirt (5) 4 Yield a plant ovule, say (4) 5 Turn to an enlarged cash prize (8) 6 Register for large drink (6) 10 Suggest getting close (8) 11 Greek character has time for mine (3) 13 The first worker has strange outburst (7) 14 Rendition’s conclusion (3) 15 Anaemic friend takes cover (6) 18 All Ed ordered was a spoon (5) 19 Appeased with food (4) 20 Happiness of German fellow (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Vivid red (7) 7 Suitable to use as food (6) 8 Adore uncritically (7) 9 Occasion (4) 11 Sheet of glass (4) 12 Boarding house (5) 15 Liquid measure (4) 16 Wind indicator (4) 17 Garret (5) 18 Give temporarily (4) 19 Section (4) 21 Positioned (7) 22 Fascination (6) 23 Malady (7)

DOWN

1 Expression (4) 2 Remote (7) 3 Mud (5) 4 Surrender (4) 5 Accumulative lottery prize (8) 6 Boy soprano (6) 10 Friendly (8) 11 Large hole (3) 13 Fit of anger (7) 14 Finish (3) 15 Colourless (6) 18 Large spoon (5) 19 Vegetables (4) 20 Merriment (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror