Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Sentimental stuff – money for food (9) 8 Arranges report for homes (5)

10 Rains heavily on squads, say (5) 12 Devour in one attempt (3) 13 Man of defiance (3) 14 Store for bran, possibly (4) 15 Human molar cracked with temperature (6) 16 Huge soldier has a book (5) 18 Displease by leaving conclusion (6)

20 Presenter shot off (4)

22 Wanting to have worker (3) 23 More polite with salesman (3) 24 The same two dots (5)

25 Tear-jerker in the kitchen (5)

26 A dateline otherwise set apart (9) DOWN

2 Creature less cold in the East End (5) 3 Unfortunately sent home (4) 4 Share gets artist into trouble (6) 5 Representative time with book (5)

6 Bland shoe changed colour (3,6) 7 Segregating giant soil formation (9) 9 Different course brings wild nag into shelter (7) 11 Near the sculpture made of clay (7) 15 Mother and daughter are crazy (3)

17 Recite trendy new note (6) 19 A flat turned out to be lethal (5)

21 Mention old tree (5)

23 Rubbish on a list (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Maize meal loaf (9) 8 Badgers’ holes (5) 10 Pours (5) 12 Consume (3) 13 Mr Hislop? (3) 14 Outbuilding (4) 15 Perishable (6) 16 Mythical being (5) 18 Insult (6) 20 Party-giver (4) 22 Insect (3) 23 Standing, renown? (3)

24 Likewise (5)

25 Edible bulb (5)

26 Estranged (9)

DOWN

2 Freshwater mammal (5) 3 Bird’s structure (4) 4 Allowance (6) 5 Broker (5) 6 Hair shade (3,6) 7 Separating (9) 9 Diverging line (7) 11 Made of pottery (7) 15 Insane (3) 17 Chant (6) 19 Deadly (5) 21 Utter a view (5) 23 Schedule (4)