Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Complain at broken table (5) 4 Follow with right scent (5) 7 Lose argument about the Baltic, say (3) 9 Allow Harold to be deadly (6) 11 Mix without the French ruling family (4) 12 Yearning for currency (3) 13 Room first for musician (7) 15 Gossip has year to develop (7) 18 Clowns get depressed (3) 19 Maintain part of castle (4) 20 Listen out and enrol (6) 23 Prosecute a woman (3) 24 Venetian prince has daughter to avoid (5) 25 Negative response heard from horse (5)

DOWN

1 Young goat is an outlaw (5,3,3) 2 Lashed around tree (3) 3 Drink of character, say (3) 5 A party has one excuse (5) 6 Trivial exchange used to dispel darkness (5,6) 8 Beer gets nothing from plant (4) 10 Hitting with can (3) 13 Produce island broadcast (3) 14 Secular place (3) 16 A dean is leading (5) 17 Sage cultivated for a long time (4) 18 Flowers in sleigh (3) 21 No-one sounds as devout as her (3) 22 Shelter from sleet (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Sheep’s cry (5) 4 Spoor (5) 7 Body of water (3) 9 Mortal (6) 11 Chinese dynasty (4) 12 Desire (3) 13 Orchestra member (7) 15 Rumour (7) 18 Inferior (3) 19 Retain (4) 20 Sign up (6) 23 Take to court (3) 24 Evade (5) 25 Whinny (5) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

DOWN

1 Wild West criminal (5,3,3) 2 Burnt matter (3) 3 Beverage (3) 5 Legal defence (5) 6 Lamp activator (5,6) 8 Succulent with soothing properties (4) 10 Metal (3) 13 Lettuce (3) 14 Put down (3) 16 In front (5) 17 Eras (4) 18 Hawaiian garland (3) 21 Convent woman (3) 22 Man’s name (3)