Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Concern worried painter (7) 7 Subject takes right line (6) 8 Curtail quiet tenor’s performance (7) 9 Woman’s low voice range changes a lot (4)

11 Beer gets nothing from succulent (4) 12 Carriage contains a quantity of diamonds (5) 15 Group causing riot? (4) 16 Refuse to study unknown (4) 17 Collect a great deal (5) 18 Stop sending letters (4) 19 Uncovered wild bear (4) 21 Protest loudly at the storm noise (7) 22 Second-best element (6) 23 Believes the end of a film (7)

DOWN

1 Pack small digit, say (4) 2 Also aim to cultivate land (7)

3 I step out onto slope (5) 4 Repeat in the choir (4) 5 Tear entrance off for entertainer (8) 6 Tinny performance with English figure (6) 10 Mixed lone dose and relaxed (8) 11 Charming around branch (3) 13 Book shows self-restraint (7) 14 Wanting to include tiny creature (3)

15 Plan to put diplomacy in charge (6)

18 City for cavorting pairs (5) 19 Top bets are lost (4) 20 Forward in expertise (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Relate to (7) 7 Line of latitude (6) 8 Abridge (7) 9 Singing voice (4) 11 Plant (4)

12 Unit of gem weight (5) 15 Threesome (4) 16 Repudiate (4) 17 Assemble (5) 18 Mail (4) 19 Naked (4) 21 Weather feature (7) 22 Precious metal (6) 23 Ascribes (7)

DOWN

1 Store (4) 2 African country (7) 3 Ski trail (5) 4 Resound (4) 5 Bullfighter (8) 6 Number (6) 10 Slackened (8) 11 Limb (3) 13 Keep back (7) 14 Insect (3) 15 Strategy (6) 18 European capital (5) 19 Supreme (4) 20 Saucy (4)