Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Old-fashioned member in the field (6,3) 8 Nonsense food (5) 10 Throw away support (5) 12 Traitor within fraternity (3) 13 Rubbish in statistics (3) 14 Always in same version (4) 15 Hate being tested, possibly (6) 16 Conscious of a battle to the east (5) 18 Chance to laugh with quiet writer (6) 20 Attentive to wrong part (4) 22 Field of pleasure (3) 23 Label a game (3) 24 Broken stool in sacks (5) 25 Battle to get article by the French doctor (5) 26 Segregating giant soil formation (9)

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2 Some papers for singers, we hear (5) 3 Help make a wager (4) 4 Festival involving a steer (6) 5 Chosen the

Spanish tie design (5) 6 Different small beer for partner (5,4) 7 Distress developed into a gait (9)

9 Soldier at favourite wall (7) 11 Afterwards take a student to one side (7) 15 He’s good at karate (3) 17 You and I organise sale of animal (6) 19 Cease returning with large schemes (5) 21 A profit once more (5) 23 Reportedly nailed sensitivity (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Fielding position (6,3) 8 Type of offal (5) 10 Catapult (5) 12 Rodent (3) 13 Shabby articles (3) 14 Constantly (4) 15 Loathe (6) 16 Alert (5) 18 Occur (6) 20 Spellbound (4) 22 Meadow (3) 23 Sticker (3) 24 Plunders (5) 25 Texan mission (5) 26 Separating (9)

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2 Amount of paper (5)

3 Aid in crime (4)

4 End of Lent (6) 5 Exclusive (5) 6 Spouse (5,4) 7 Trouble-making (9) 9 Railing (7)

11 On the edge (7) 15 Mr Aykroyd? (3) 17 Stoat-like mammal (6) 19 Conspiracies (5) 21 Anew (5) 23 Diplomacy (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror