Two-speed coffeebreak

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Old man turned out to be a nut (6)

4 Last order for sailor (4)

7 Made off with cheese (4)

8 Hear silent arrangement (6) 9 Dress has German won over (4)

10 Most arguments are about celebrity (4)

12 Care about tree (4)

14 Marched around bend (3)

16 Sticking with jerk (3)

17 Dish gone west (4)

20 Mention location in report (4) 23 Incentive for a horse? (4)

24 Ranted about being passionate (6)

25 Ours turned bitter (4)

26 Need to rearrange the garden (4)

27 Sent us adrift at nightfall (6)

DOWN

1 Distribute a great deal, say (5) 2 Tim’s lost in obscurity (4)

3 Needs new compact (5)

4 Long story about a gas (4)

5 A lesson is corrupt (6)

6 Unfortunate cut in garment (5) 11 It grows in the street (4)

13 Price upset Scot (4)

15 Charge copper in unusual case (6)

16 Set a test for flavour (5)

18 New rates for rents (5)

19 Met to compose song (5)

21 Press club (4)

22 Blessed with not as much (4) Solutions in next week’s

Sunday Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS DOWN

1 Marzipan 1 Apportion (5) ingredient (6) 2 Fog (4)

4 Seasoning (4) 3 Thick (5)

7 Type of cheese (4) 4 Prose

8 Heed (6) narrative (4)

9 Robe (4) 5 Unprincipled (6) 10 Sun (4) 6 Sleeveless

12 Japanese garment (5) maple (4) 11 Large shrub (4) 14 Curve (3) 13 Expense (4)

16 Spasm (3) 15 Blame (6)

17 Casserole (4) 16 Sample (5)

20 Quote (4) 18 Rips (5)

23 Stimulus (4) 19 Religious

24 Fanatical (6) song (5)

25 Resentful (4) 21 Metal (4)

26 Paradise (4) 22 Smaller

27 Dusk (6) amount (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror CHECK THE SOLUTIONS NOW!

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