Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Actors join the French piece (6)

4 Forest contains raw materials (4)

7 Mean to change heading (4) 8 Noble time (6) 9 Lazy-sounding hero (4) 10 Devours a set recipe (4) 12 Fairy of superiority (4)

14 One worked for a long time (3)

16 Traitor within fraternity (3) 17 Simple point, say, to change (4)

20 Managed to find time for tirade (4) 23 Reportedly obstruct some countries (4)

24 Church either

side of the head? (6)

25 Fruit for a bird (4)

26 Action that works both ways (4)

27 Fodder caught by enthusiast (6)

DOWN

1 Constant inclination is a pain (5)

2 Herb wasted ages (4)

3 Come in from barren terrain (5)

4 Leave out of room itself (4) 5 Communist character, say, from body of water (3,3) 6 Loans arranged at the hairdresser’s (5)

11 Targets, as I’m moving (4) 13 Need to rearrange the garden (4)

15 Rower or butterfly, say (6) 16 Fanatical about braid (5) 18 Act it out in the loft (5) 19 Woman finds queen transparent (5)

21 Sharp as a group of detectives (4)

22 VIPs upset black market

character (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Fort (6)

4 Minerals (4)

7 Title (4)

8 Month (6)

9 Object of worship (4)

10 Consumes (4)

12 Supernatural being (4)

14 Era (3)

16 Rodent (3)

17 Facile (4)

20 Shout (4)

23 Group of

countries (4)

24 Place of worship (6)

25 Flightless bird (4)

26 Document (4)

27 Herbaceous plant (6)

DOWN

1 Muscle twinge (5)

2 Wise man (4)

3 Go in (5)

4 Neglect (4)

5 Indian Ocean inlet (3,3)

6 Large room (5)

11 Goals (4)

13 Paradise (4)

15 Caress (6)

16 Zealous (5)

18 Garret (5)

19 Precipitous (5)

21 Corrosive substance (4)

22 Dodgy dealer (4)