Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Cleaner left in strand (6) 4 Lot of money for a weapon (4) 7 We’re off to get jug (4) 8 Puzzle solved in game (6) 9 Pleased with simplicity (4) 10 Curse use of needle (4) 12 Throw sots out (4) 14 Meg returned something valuable (3) 16 Offence of losing (3) 17 Place dial back (4) 20 Creature of pride (4) 23 Group causing riot? (4) 24 Daughter finds target — some food (6) 25 School yet to deal with inflammation (4) 26 Attorney volunteers information (4)

27 Spy outwardly gets drunk and variable (6)

DOWN

1 Praise bishop?

Not so much (5)

2 Give out wrong time (4) 3 Develops shade, not tails (5)

4 Flier right to have a drink (4) 5 Colour of zero scope (6) 6 Swimmer turned amber (5)

11 It’s a new beverage (4)

13 City of Czechoslovakia (4) 15 Listen out and enrol (6) 16 Full dates are wrong (5) 18 Danes out of range (5) 19 Happy to find this writer right by railway (5)

21 I return to a smidgeon (4) 22 The burden we bear (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Sterilising agent (6) 4 Explosive (4) 7 Pitcher (4) 8 Riddle (6) 9 Relax (4) 10 Mend (4) 12 Chuck (4) 14 Jewel (3) 16 Transgression (3) 17 Set (a table) (4) 20 Large feline (4) 23 Threesome (4) 24 Meal (6) 25 Eyelid swelling (4) 26 Facts (4) 27 Excessively sentimental (6)

DOWN

1 Consecrate (5) 2 Radiate (4) 3 Coin side (5) 4 Ale (4)

5 Fruit (6)

6 Fish (5) 11 Sparkling wine (4) 13 European capital (4) 15 Sign up (6) 16 Satisfied (5) 18 Mountain range (5) 19 Cheerful (5) 21 Tiny amount (4) 22 Responsibility (4)