Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Romans working for

payment (6)

4 Cancellation includes

room (4)

7 Soon to get a French

veto (4)

8 Term is arranged for

address (6)

9 Daughter ran off to use a

needle (4)

10 Force Marc to return (4)

12 Repeat in the choir (4)

14 Wander out of terror (3)

16 Heard couple as well (3)

17 Spread on the head (4)

20 Honest old writer (4)

23 Maiden’s attendant (4)

24 Dispute what young woman

consumed (6)

25 Decorate with alcohol? (4) 26 Look noble (4)

27 Bores about the first

dessert (6)

DOWN

1 Italian-style manor (5)

2 Unfortunately sent

home (4)

3 Time for a parade (5)

4 Fish with a musical tail (4) 5 Terribly mean to the

Spanish – that’s hard (6)

6 Left woman to right of a

satellite (5)

11 Origin of botany? (4)

13 Manage firm exercise (4) 15 Improvise some pasta (6)

16 Lady’s companion? (5)

18 Danes out of range (5)

19 Fast ships (5)

21 Appearing to have food (4) 22 Clambering with

youngster (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

26

Quick clues

ACROSS

DOWN

14

6

19 1 Kidnapper’s 1 Former empire (5)

demand (6) 2 Bird’s roost (4)

4 Dungeon (4) 3 Walk in

7 Unknown (abbr) (4) formation (5)

8 Man’s title (6) 4 Musical ending (4)

9 Sew (4) 5 Tooth covering (6) 10 Stuff (4)

6 Of the moon (5)

12 Resound (4)

11 Plant part (4)

14 Stray (3)

16 Also (3) 13 Deal

successfully (4)

17 Noggin (4)

Chinese staple (6) 20 Unwrap (4) 15

23 Assistant (4) 16 Vagrant (5)

24 Discussion (6) 18 Mountain system (5) 25 Delicate material (4) 19 Armada (5)

26 Aristocrat (4) 21 Fruit (4)

27 Frozen sweet (6) 22 Type of meat (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror