Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Staple changed colour (6) 4 Don’t eat quickly (4)

7 Poet depicting void (4) 8 Rude about ship in force (6)

9 Origin of botany? (4) 10 We’re off to get jug (4) 12 Race around some land (4)

14 Sea creature feeling around (3)

16 Lashed around tree (3) 17 Leap around light (4)

20 Hot place in Coventry (4)

23 Creepy-sounding lake (4) 24 New padre

with time to leave (6)

25 Yield a plant ovule, say (4) 26 Row about rite (4)

27 Master new flow (6)

DOWN

1 Plead to change bicycle part (5)

2 Arrange by type (4) 3 Exchange roles with no-hoper (5)

4 Flames are terribly rife (4)

5 Loved to bother socialist (6)

6 Whole time alto was performing (5) 11 Healthy source of water (4) 13 Manage firm exercise (4) 15 Excellent selection (6) 16 Representative time with book (5)

18 Danes out of range (5) 19 Met to design symbol (5) 21 Ever-changing swerve (4) 22 Made out title (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Crayon (6) 4 Rapidly (4) 7 Roman poet (4) 8 Coercion (6) 9 Source (4) 10 Pitcher (4)

12 Unit of land (4) 14 Long fish (3) 16 Burnt matter (3)

17 Colourless (4) 20 Kiln (4)

23 Great Lake (4) 24 Set off (6)

25 Surrender (4) 26 Layer (4)

27 Small river (6)

DOWN

1 Foot lever (5) 2 Categorise (4) 3 Defeated contestant (5) 4 Conflagration (4) 5 Cherished (6)

6 Sum (5)

11 In a good way (4) 13 Deal successfully (4) 15 Option (6)

16 Broker (5)

18 South American mountains (5) 19 Symbol (5)

21 Change direction (4) 22 Pantomime character (4)