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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

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Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Fierce tea — wrong pot (9) 8 Keen to agree to change (5) 10 Fleas fly? Not true (5) 12 Run off to get receptacle (3) 13 Greeting of bravery (3) 14 Look for chap on the right (4) 15 Corrected nouns with one complete agreement (6) 16 Rota devised by a vital supplier (5) 18 Recent change to middle (6) 20 Stretched when instructed, say (4)

22 Help from maiden (3) 23 Chopin has dance (3) 24 Care about one woman (5) 25 A bar’s laid out for Middle Eastern inhabitant­s (5)

26 Teens seen off in a state (9)

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2 Row about a rug, to a point (5)

3 Merit of learning (4) 4 Youngster at home with fellow worker (6) 5 Lures away from edicts (5) 6 Criminal left creed revealed (9) 7 Intends trial to be matter of affordabil­ity (5,4) 9 Chap takes traitor to be inconsiste­nt (7) 11 Flyer reaches starting point by way of hill (7) 15 Certain to miss first river (3) 17 Invest in road layout (6) 19 A vine turned green (5) 21 A step taken quickly (5) 23 Husband sat, training bowlers, say (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Coffee-making device (9) 8 Enthusiast­ic (5) 10 Disloyal (5) 12 Vase (3) 13 Welcome (3) 14 Ogle (4) 15 Harmony (6) 16 Main artery (5) 18 Core (6) 20 Tight (4) 22 Assistance (3) 23 Jump (3) 24 Heather (5) 25 Spirited horses (5) 26 Nashville’s location (9)

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2 Quarrel (5) 3 Deserve (4) 4 Child (6) 5 Laws (5) 6 Considered (9) 7 Financial investigat­ion (5,4) 9 Irregular (7) 11 Aircraft operator (7) 15 English river (3) 17 Consecrate (6) 19 Inexperien­ced (5) 21 Fast (5) 23 Headwear items (4)

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