Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Musical encounter for top stylist (9) 8 Consumed by college, say (5) 10 Buccaneer gets the bird (5) 12 Choose new top (3) 13 He’s good at karate (3) 14 Hearsay about organs (4) 15 Insult lights by mistake (6) 16 Rascal gets the Spanish to drive (5)

18 Use space and stratagem (6)

20 Made a basket of two vegetables (4) 22 Shoddy, having carrying device (3) 23 Ruin in Denmark (3)

24 Go on about bee (5) 25 Nest unknown in lake (5) 26 Free to find distance approximate (9)

DOWN

2 Croat turned performer (5) 3 Managed to find time for rage (4) 4 The puzzle of the kitchen? (6) 5 Informed about student jargon (5) 6 Mention dean fixed polls (9) 7 Convenience for mild soldiers (9)

9 No spiel about foreign character (7) 11 Complain at method in network (7)

15 Notice agent (3) 17 Unassuming fashion on the way (6) 19 Hop, managed to snap (5) 21 Gold, sir, returns a fragrance (5)

23 Note from yours truly to doctor (4) Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Grooming item (9) 8 Dined (5) 10 Male duck (5) 12 Choose (3) 13 Mr Aykroyd? (3) 14 Heads of corn (4) 15 Imperceptible (6) 16 Force (5) 18 Utilise (6) 20 Entwined (4) 22 Brick-holder (3) 23 Spoil (3) 24 Monotonous sound (5) 25 Eagle’s home (5) 26 Able to move freely (9)

DOWN

2 Thespian (5) 3 Shout (4) 4 Conundrum (6) 5 Patois (5) 6 General votes (9) 7 Chivalrous chaps (9) 9 Greek letter (7) 11 Transport system (7) 15 James Bond, eg (3) 17 Self-effacing (6) 19 Picture (5) 21 Perfume ingredient (5) 23 Message (4)