Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Mistake for every footwear item (7) 7 Heard someone in a hurry in the country (6) 8 Call to allow twisted lock (7) 9 Care about tree (4) 11 Betting on a new bridge (4) 12 Gave an oath, worse off (5) 15 Look noble (4)

16 Press club (4)

17 Left port full (5)

18 Table in small scientist’s room (4) 19 Shower with hide (4) 21 Mad lad gets poor mare frightened (7) 22 Energy in new brass weapons (6)

23 No leech managed to make the grade (7)

DOWN

1 Boring sort of bard (4) 2 Avoided new space next to journalist (7) 3 Rinse out warning device (5) 4 Left atmosphere in burrow (4)

5 Greedy people shall have poor quality food (8) 6 Horrid to rent out (6) 10 Race off, released, nonchalant (8)

11 Lose argument about the Baltic, say (3) 13 Alternatively, a politician’s public speaking (7)

14 He has to steal (3) 15 Asleep another way, if you don’t mind (6) 18 Danes designed a chair (5) 19 Somehow pose as something valuable (4) 20 Remove during jousting (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 House shoe (7) 7 Moscow’s location (6) 8 Curl (7) 9 Japanese maple (4) 11 Duration (4) 12 Cursed (5) 15 Aristocrat (4) 16 Metal (4) 17 Loaded (5) 18 Piece of stone (4) 19 Bombard (4) 21 Scared (7) 22 Swords (6) 23 Level of command (7)

DOWN

1 Dull (4) 2 Evaded (7) 3 Temptress (5) 4 Den (4) 5 Swine fodder (8) 6 Decaying (6) 10 Unworried (8) 11 Body of water (3) 13 Small chapel (7) 14 Thieve (3) 15 Gratify (6) 18 Family car (5) 19 Currency unit (4) 20 Evict (4)