Two-speed coffeebreak Quick clues

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Bat makes noise (6)

4 Second taxi for blackleg (4) 7 Cry when wife has trouble (4)

8 Quiet lift gets commendation (6)

9 Most unexcited about ditty (4)

10 Help make a wager (4)

12 Fill a keel with some water (4)

14 Payment method for fish (3) 16 Insect of character, say (3) 17 Flutes around another instrument (4)

20 Sense fellow swimmer (4) 23 Ingredient in his pudding (4) 24 Policeman in his element (6) 25 Auction ales off (4)

26 Most employees have to stop (4)

27 Terrible to rent out (6)

DOWN

1 Drive back to see film about parking (5)

2 Crustacean scrabbles around (4)

3 The first feeble adjustment (5)

4 Location of spectacle, say (4)

5 Hold some chicks (6)

6 Bishop gets loan for mixture (5)

11 Inclination to be corrupt (4) 13 Sailor finds the French skilful (4)

15 Deny it’s rubbish (6)

16 Singer has one platform (5) 18 Cruel sort of complaint (5) 19 Advantage to have right element (5)

21 Dame mad for cheese (4) 22 Tops up hot water (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

ACROSS

1 Badminton tool (6) 4 Strike-breaker (4) 7 Howl (4)

8 Extol (6)

9 Melody (4)

10 Aid in crime (4)

12 Body of water (4) 14 Food fish (3)

16 Hive dweller (3)

17 Stringed instrument (4)

20 Sense (4)

23 Potato (4)

24 Metal (6)

25 Transaction (4) 26 Stalk (4)

27 Decaying (6)

DOWN

1 Repulse (5)

2 Crustacean (4)

3 Minor adjustment (5)

4 Venue (4)

5 Grip firmly (6)

6 Mix (5)

11 Crooked (4)

13 Competent (4)

15 Disobey (6)

16 Foundation (5)

18 Painful affliction (5)

19 Non-metallic element (5)

21 Type of cheese (4) 22 Notice (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror