Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Yet another scale is inferior (5-4) 8 Plums’ unusual swellings (5) 10 Boring victory paid off (5) 12 Alcoholic drink creates trouble, we hear (3) 13 Something cold noticed inside (3) 14 Aunt mad for swimmer (4) 15 Part of meal presented using salver, say (6) 16 Guide a bullock (5) 18 Shot off to the Spanish accommodation (6) 20 Give out the wrong time (4) 22 Content with the quantity (3) 23 Roused about employment (3) 24 A room for a trophy (5) 25 Leaders make stars align (5) 26 China’s art turned out to be revolutionary (9)

DOWN

2 Smell a new being (5) 3 Got up like a flower (4) 4 Gorge like Vera in disarray (6) 5 Thanks for every candle (5) 6 Container for hen to keep her eggs (6,3) 7 Plug is averted, somehow (9) 9 Dressing for every final indoors (7) 11 California gets back lock for performer (7) 15 Snakelike creature feeling around (3) 17 Sensitive offer (6) 19 Mark used satin (5) 21 Intends to find method (5) 23 A hut – terrible state (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Shoddy (5-4) 8 Protuberances (5) 10 Lifeless (5) 12 Beer (3) 13 Frozen water (3) 14 Food fish (4) 15 Starter (6) 16 Navigate (5) 18 Boarding house (6) 20 Radiate (4) 22 Number (3) 23 Utilise (3) 24 Honour (5) 25 Russian rulers (5) 26 Troublemaker (9)

DOWN

2 Mortal (5) 3 Stood (4) 4 Canyon (6) 5 Narrow (5) 6 Type of purse (6,3) 7 Promote (9) 9 Bandage (7) 11 Thespian (7) 15 Untrustworthy person (3) 17 Painful (6) 19 Blemish (5) 21 Signifies (5) 23 Salt Lake City’s location (4)