Two-speed coffeebreak

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Outlook changes space and time (6)

4 New arts supremo (4) 7 Wickedness in the village (4) 8 Inventor is done working (6) 9 Boy with unknown noble woman (4)

10 Cancellation includes room (4) 12 Repeat in the choir (4)

14 Admit to being won over (3) 16 Couple of the French get nothing (3)

17 Unfortunately sent home (4) 20 Row about rite (4)

23 Not far from one argument (4) 24 Bridal dancing is vulgar (6) 25 Takeaway in the country (4) 26 College of note, possibly (4) 27 Turned to journalist after snack (6)

DOWN

1 Nowadays get soldiers to improve (5)

2 Father, at home, is a nuisance (4) 3 Fish right out of ditch (5)

4 Work at cash register (4)

5 All so diverted by medium winding course (6)

6 Chap with no new material (5) 11 One’s worked for a long time (4) 13 Acne treatment is a punishment (4)

15 Dish changed to a spud (6) 16 Needs new compact (5)

18 Horror doesn’t start to slip (5) 19 Supported team, on the day (5) 21 Press club (4)

22 Recalled about visit (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Feature (6) 4 Russian ruler (4) 7 Morally wrong (4) 8 US inventor (6) 9 Titled woman (4) 10 Prison chamber (4) 12 Resound (4) 14 Possess (3) 16 Twosome (3) 17 Bird’s dwelling (4) 20 Layer (4)

23 Close (4)

24 Bawdy (6)

25 African country (4)

26 Public school (4) 27 Tumbled (6)

DOWN

1 Correct (5) 2 Ache (4) 3 Freshwater fish (5) 4 Cultivate (4)

5 Ski race (6) 6 Synthetic fabric (5)

11 Ages (4) 13 Bamboo stem (4)

15 Edible tuber (6) 16 Thick (5) 18 Mistake (5) 19 Aligned oneself (with) (5)

21 Metal (4)

22 Shout (4)