Two-speed coffeebreak QUICK CLUES

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

Choose alien type of fence (6) Covering evil operation (4) Liar forced to complain (4) Boy volunteers with a composition (6)

9 Thus behold a lead break (4) 10 Man of Dutch appearance (4) 12 Weapon gets record points (4) 14 Level with First Lady (3)

16 Couple also heard (3)

17 Slid round covers (4)

20 Throw sots out (4)

23 Employed American

journalist (4)

24 Greeting sailor

with universal point (6)

25 Soldiers get acceptable

range of food (4)

26 Chief sobs uncontrollably (4) 27 Last to finish by river (6) 1 4 7 8

DOWN

Tricky question for model (5) Once ordered ice cream (4) Search crate out (5)

Permit woman, as ordered (4) Escaped to form a union (6) Get beaten, with nothing approximate (5)

The editor has to listen (4)

Hit back at friends (4)

Symbols of babies take me back (6)

16 Hand part with its own rule (5) 18 Children’s edition (5)

19 Scandinavian food (5)

21 Does translate verses (4)

22 In France, you

double the skirt (4)

Solutions in next week’s

Sunday Mirror

1 2 3 4 5 6

11 13 15

ACROSS

Striker (6) Shroud (4)

Track (4)

Musical piece (6)

Alone (4)

Fellow (4) Fencing sword (4)

14 Previous day (3) 16 Number (3)

17 Tops (4)

20 Chuck (4)

23 Second-hand (4) 24 Greet (6)

25 Bill of fare (4) 26 Leader (4)

27 Survive (6) 1 4 7 8

9 10 12

DOWN

Sitter (5) Geometric figure (4)

3 Find (5)

4 Travel permit (4)

5 Ran off to wed (6) 6 Untied (5)

11 Pay attention (4) 13 Chums (4)

15 Emblems (6)

16 Digit (5)

18 Matter (5)

19 Vegetable (5)

21 Poems (4)

22 Ballet

garment (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror 1 2