Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Agent sat preparing dinner,

say (6)

4 Same sort of join (4)

7 Report healthy weather (4) 8 Fellow takes church

attitude (6)

9 Walk to entrance, say (4)

10 Hire in Brentwood (4)

12 Look noble (4)

14 Point to the Spanish

swimmer (3)

16 Last word from the

cricket? (3)

17 Unfortunately sent home (4) 20 Chap has nothing as

complaint (4)

23 Daughter has strange

instrument (4)

24 Hornet flying around

chair (6)

25 Change gear in fury (4)

26 Afterwards from both

ends (4)

27 Relaxed in desert

conditions (6)

DOWN

1 Rinse out sap (5)

2 Appearing to have food (4)

3 Three ran yonder (5)

4 Gesture to mix gins (4)

5 Happy to be told not to

start (6)

6 Copper, say, encountered a

novice (5)

11 God of the roses (4)

13 Terribly neat feature of

Sicily (4)

15 Reserved object with

energy (6)

16 Arrange debit for bathroom

furniture (5)

18 Come in from barren

terrain (5)

19 Fear movement of adder (5) 21 Old mother gets new land (4) 22 Thug gets left out (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

DOWN

1 Meal (6) 4 Fabric join (4) 7 Greet (4) 8 Position (6) 9 Manner of walking (4) 10 Hire (4) 12 Nobleman (4) 14 Long fish (3) 16 Farewell! (3) 17 Bird’s home (4) 20 Grumble (4) 23 Percussion

instrument (4) 24 Royal seat (6) 25 Anger (4) 26 At that time (4) 27 Paused (6)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror 1 Tree product (5)

2 Fruit (4)

3 In that place (5)

4 Signal (4)

5 Delighted (6)

6 Type of

element (5)

11 Greek deity (4)

13 European

volcano (4)

15 Modest (6)

16 Porcelain fixture (5) 18 Go in (5)

19 Phobia (5)

21 Middle Eastern

country (4)

22 Hooligan (4)