Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Splitting has damaged jewellery item (7)

7 Sturdy outbuilding (6) 8 Modern Persian rain troubled man (7)

9 Cover on old pool (4) 11 Course of

Nile meandering (4) 12 Conversed about poetry (5) 15 Charge put on time and distance (4)

16 Breed at the back (4) 17 Mathematical crawler? (5) 18 Inclination to be rotten (4) 19 Fashion a new dome (4) 21 Speaker is an online communicator (7)

22 Decoration for dilapidated drawer (6) 23 Bothered at the weed, on the day (7)

DOWN

1 When I get a lot of land (4) 2 Bound to have everything matched (7)

3 School lied about playground item (5)

4 The Romans’ champion (4) 5 Gave plaster to journalist (8)

6 Look like a goose (6)

10 Allure of money accrued (8) 11 Guided by a small light (3) 13 Genuine novel included continuation (7)

14 Relaxed during conversation (3)

15 Adherent gets new set secure (6)

18 Drilled when at a loose end (5)

19 Only a lake (4)

20 Boy with unknown

titled woman (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Dividing (7) 7 Reliable (6)

8 Native of Tehran (7) 9 Swimming pool (4) 11 Stripe (4)

12 Stanza (5)

15 Units of length (4)

16 Back (4)

17 Viper (5)

18 Crooked (4)

19 Trend (4)

21 Hi-fi speaker (7) 22 Prize (6)

23 Irritated (7)

DOWN

1 Largest continent (4) 2 Agreed (7)

3 Skid (5)

4 Idol (4) 5 Presented (8) 6 Male goose (6) 10 Fascination (8) 11 Went ahead (3) 13 Renovation (7) 14 Took a chair (3) 15 Tie (6)

18 Fed up (5)

19 Just (4)

20 Lord’s wife? (4)