Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Wash lance off (5) 4 Attempted when terribly tired (5) 7 Bone going spare? (3) 9 Noise is unfortunate result (6) 11 Remain and support (4) 12 Rule internally flawed (3) 13 Send up light with nothing on (7) 15 Wearing no shirt, to sum up (2,5) 18 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) 19 Rage about clothing (4) 20 Way to get fellow good and muscly (6) 23 Get oysters with trifle (3) 24 A riot out of proportion (5) 25 Deserve new timer (5)

DOWN

1 Woman to resign, sadly, as performer (5,6) 2 Partner’s painting (3) 3 Nothing found in Manila (3) 5 Briefly an opening (5) 6 All the time in light and dark (3,3,5) 8 Wager with a foreign character (4) 10 This owner has to scatter seeds (3) 13 Sign from galleon (3) 14 Encountered the police in London (3) 16 Begin small quiche (5) 17 The others relax (4) 18 Couple also heard (3) 21 Feline to get married (3) 22 Very excited about whiskey (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Spotless (5) 4 Sampled (5) 7 Tease (3) 9 Steal cattle (6) 11 Keep (4) 12 Decree (3) 13 Satirise (7) 15 Briefly (2,5) 18 Brown (3) 19 Cog (4) 20 Powerful (6) 23 Plaything (3) 24 Scale (5) 25 Worthiness, value (5)

DOWN

1 Christmas crooner (5,6) 2 Craft (3) 3 Zero (3) 5 Musical overture? (5) 6 Nonstop (3,3,5) 8 Greek letter (4) 10 Female pig (3) 13 Zodiac Lion (3) 14 Assembled (3) 16 Commence (5) 17 Pause (4) 18 Number (3) 21 Male cat (3) 22 Grain (3)