Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Good time to indicate writer (9)

8 Solar form of tests (5) 10 Understood diplomacy around Italian (5)

12 Supporter of sports? (3) 13 Is more than one? (3)

14 Part of the Far East (4) 15 Martin travelling round county (6)

16 Number working there (5) 18 The man composed hymn (6)

20 Made awful beverage (4)

22 Swimmer feeling around (3) 23 Virginia gets one through (3) 24 Panic that wakes you up (5) 25 Tessa returned something valuable (5)

26 Cited true performance shows conviction (9)

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2 A portal of stone (5)

3 Mislay sole arrangement (4) 4 Volatile substance used at once (6)

5 Resort on the right is more pleasant (5)

6 Leave fruit and become mad (2,7)

7 Tax on tasty dump, perhaps (5,4)

9 Hide the real problem (7) 11 Remit as arranged by deity (7)

15 Charming around branch (3) 17 Husband encountered wearing the Spanish headwear (6)

19 Ridicule drinks, say (5) 21 Relaxed and stopped, not having started (5)

23 Huge vats are used (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Biro (9) 8 Non-written exams (5)

10 Implied (5)

12 Golf peg (3)

13 Plural of is (3) 14 Region (4) 15 Northern Irish county (6)

16 Number (5)

18 National song (6) 20 Honey drink (4) 22 Long fish (3)

23 By way of (3)

24 Sudden terror (5) 25 Thing of value (5) 26 Confidence (9)

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2 Banded mineral (5) 3 Be defeated (4) 4 Petrol component (6) 5 More agreeable (5) 6 Become very silly (2,7) 7 House purchase tax (5,4)

9 Suede, eg (7)

11 Greek goddess (7) 15 Limb (3)

17 Protective hat (6) 19 Mock (5)

21 Loosened (5) 23 Immense (4)