Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Carriage contains a quantity of diamonds (5) 4 Raced around fragrant wood (5) 7 About to have nothing but eggs (3) 9 Firework found in salad (6) 11 Stick to pale daughter (4) 12 Admit to being won over (3) 13 Musical that was elegant in the past (7) 15 Predict Rose struggling in charge (7) 18 Smart dresser to collapse, left out (3) 19 A dollar for a rabbit (4) 20 Hit by small lorry (6) 23 Get oysters with trifle (3) 24 Sign up loner, somehow (5) 25 Gauge overflowing mere and dip for temperature (5)

DOWN

1 Possibly can bribe for strong material (6,5) 2 Old ship in darkness (3) 3 Lowest digit? (3) 5 Attorney takes sheep to play (5) 6 Very exciting game seen in the garden (3-3,5) 8 Fletcher’s groove (4) 10 Tin from Tuscany (3) 13 Produce island broadcast (3) 14 Juicer contains something cold (3) 16 Reappear concerning dog (5) 17 Point a set out (4) 18 Fellow left union in complaint (3) 21 Feline to get married (3) 22 Very excited about whiskey (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Unit of gold purity (5) 4 Type of tree (5) 7 Caviar (3) 9 Spaceship (6) 11 Magician’s baton (4) 12 Possess (3) 13 US city (7) 15 Anticipate (7) 18 Dandy (3) 19 Male deer (4) 20 Slapped (6) 23 Plaything (3) 24 Enlist (5) 25 Measuring device (5)

DOWN

1 Strengthening material (6,5) 2 Noah’s vessel (3) 3 Foot part (3) 5 Emotional event (5) 6 Tubular flower (3-3,5) 8 Engrave (4) 10 Container (3) 13 Lettuce (3) 14 Frozen water (3) 16 Happen again (5) 17 Compass direction (4) 18 Viral infection (3) 21 Male cat (3) 22 Grain (3)