Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues

ACROSS 1 Is an alternative English ingredient (5) 4 Called after parking accident (5) 7 Rob’s new sphere (3) 9 Communist character, say, from body of water (3,3) 11 Local man gets peaceful (4) 12 Nobel’s prize (1,1,1) 13 Groups with reference to confidences (7) 15 Asserted medical disaster (7) 18 Field found in a clearing (3) 19 Remove during jousting (4) 20 Get gun out a bit (6) 23 Are back for a long time (3) 24 Consumed by college, say (5) 25 First-born tribal leader (5)

DOWN 1 US plane for ground, ocean or fire (3,5,3) 2 Initially a call for help (1,1,1) 3 Previously used in poetry (3)

5 First character donated plant (5) 6 Teacher steams a germ away (5,6) 8 Corrupt foundation (4) 10 Colour of muddy earth (3) 13 Whole or just part, say (3) 14 Payment method for fish (3) 16 Tessa returned something valuable (5) 17 Bird in another nest (4) 18 Sluggard has to drag (3) 21 Certain to miss first river (3)

22 Lass of frugality (3)

Quick clues

ACROSS 1 Flavouring (5) 4 Vehicle collision (5) 7 Globe (3) 9 Indian Ocean inlet (3,3) 11 Serene (4) 12 Award (1,1,1) 13 Confidential matters (7) 15 Professed (7) 18 Meadow (3) 19 Evict (4) 20 Small lump (6) 23 Age (3) 24 Dined (5) 25 Church official (5)

DOWN 1 US president’s plane (3,5,3) 2 Distress call (1,1,1) 3 Before (3) 5 Succulent plant (5) 6 Sports teacher (5,6) 8 Lowest part (4) 10 Colouring (3) 13 Total (3) 14 Food fish (3) 16 Useful thing (5) 17 Sea eagle (4) 18 Heave (3) 21 English river (3) 22 Young woman (3)