Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Mistake for every footwear item (7)

7 Boy volunteers clutching a composition (6)

8 Call to allow twisted lock (7) 9 Woman to dine out (4) 11 Doctor sees work fall (4) 12 Gave an oath, worse off (5) 15 Prompts copper on points (4)

16 Press club (4)

17 Drove to old show (5) 18 Table in small scientist’s room (4) 19 Throw and hide (4) 21 Show Edward to be sent down (7) 22 Energy in new brass weapons (6)

23 No leech managed to make the grade (7)

DOWN

1 Lies about some land (4) 2 Came in to finish with new tree (7)

3 Take off costume (5) 4 Deposited large backing (4) 5 Greedy people shall have poor quality food (8) 6 Horrid to rent out (6) 10 Start of aviation, once one’s set? (4,4) 11 Couple of the

French get nothing (3) 13 Public speakers roast or confuse (7)

14 He has to steal (3) 15 Delicately hold bed (6) 18 Danes designed a seat (5) 19 Somehow pose as something valuable (4) 20 Young woman in glasses (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 House shoe (7) 7 Musical piece (6) 8 Curl (7) 9 Ms Blyton? (4) 11 Decrease (4) 12 Cursed (5) 15 Signals (4) 16 Metal (4) 17 Riding display (5) 18 Piece of stone (4) 19 Bombard (4) 21 Relegated (7) 22 Swords (6) 23 Level of command (7)

DOWN

1 Wight or Skye, eg (4) 2 Logged (7) 3 Undress (5) 4 Put down (4) 5 Swine fodder (8) 6 Awful (6) 10 Plane’s front (4,4) 11 Twosome (3) 13 Debaters (7) 14 Thieve (3) 15 Crib (6) 18 Type of chair (5) 19 Currency unit (4) 20 Girl (4)