Two-speed coffeebreak QUICK CLUES

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

Work or strike? (6)

Table in small scientist’s room (4)

Repeat in the choir (4)

Husky or another animal, say (6)

Whose is inside course? (4) Blue feathers (4)

Woman to sail away (4)

Dog returned to supreme being (3)

16 Teacher back in prison (3)

17 Blessed with not as much (4) 20 Time to order something (4) 23 Note changed in quality (4)

24 Use space and stratagem (6) 25 People of basic language (4) 26 Dance film (4)

27 Persist as a mythical reptile (6) 1 4

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Father returned and concealed bug (5)

Mate is bad company (4) Requires new seed to be cultivated (5)

Reveal second method (4) Laze in drawing room (6) Established beads are used (5) Changes as to fodder (4)

Lied about loaf (4)

Royal cost includes new top (6) Minor deity threw trays (5) Journalist gets soldiers to improve (5)

Expert gets money after party (5) Distinguish from constellation (4)

22 Advertise bung (4)

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ACROSS

1 Deed (6)

4 Piece of stone (4) 7 Resound (4)

8 Croaky (6)

9 Belonging to us (4) 10 Depressed (4)

12 Bart’s sister (4)

14 Deity (3)

16 Term of respect (3) 17 Fewer (4)

20 Unit (4)

23 Sound quality (4) 24 Utilise (6)

25 Tribe (4)

26 Stagger (4)

27 Mythical

creature (6)

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Insect (5)

Squad (4) Requirements (5) Exhibit (4)

Living room (6)

Founded (5)

Grain (4) Unoccupied (4) Queen’s son (6) Woodland god (5)

Correct (text) (5) Most respected person (5)

21 Inform (4)

22 Stopper (4) 1 2 3 4 5

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Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror