Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Orchestra deployed beast of burden (9) 8 Overdue, having time for hot beverage (5) 10 Big look around house (5) 12 Wonder inside drawer (3) 13 Originally called in one engineer (3) 14 Slaughter ogre messily (4) 15 Score, working with new examiner (6)

16 Wear down queen with poem (5)

18 Relaxed in desert conditions (6)

20 Salver of betrayal (4)

22 Drink of character, say (3) 23 Virginia gets one through (3)

24 Catches wild hares (5) 25 Croat turned performer (5) 26 Kitty pursues shutters where she can’t see them? (5,4)

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2 Reportedly change table (5) 3 It grows in the street (4) 4 Mentioned one dip by mistake (6)

5 Auctions satisfactory beers (5)

6 Rulers make

Carol sigh sadly (9)

7 Dry our cat out in enclosure (9)

9 Speaker is a bird (7) 11 Information to cite about having common origin (7) 15 Payment method for swimmer (3)

17 Moving so near grounds (6) 19 Stand delay (5)

21 A riot out of proportion (5) 23 Tax on small barrels (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Work animal (9)

8 Type of coffee (5)

10 Ice dome (5) 12 Amazement (3)

13 Born as (3) 14 Bloodshed (4) 15 Redact (6)

16 Crumble over time (5)

18 Paused (6) 20 Food-carrying aid (4) 22 Earl Grey, eg (3) 23 By way of (3) 24 Discovers (5) 25 Thespian (5)

26 Invisible area (5,4)

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2 Church table (5) 3 Large shrub (4) 4 Uttered a view (6) 5 Transactions (5) 6 Very rich businessmen (9) 7 Quadrangle (9) 9 Stereo system component (7) 11 Hereditary (7) 15 Food fish (3) 17 Cause (6) 19 Cubicle (5) 21 Correlation (5) 23 Kegs (4)