Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Transport favourite rug (6) 4 Second taxi is for strike-breaker (4) 7 Authentic sort of earl (4) 8 Irritate at the plant (6) 9 Break a leg in a storm (4) 10 Race around tree (4) 12 Mention location in report (4) 14 Consume in one attempt (3) 16 Last word from the cricket? (3) 17 Slow-moving birds (4) 20 Once ordered ice cream (4) 23 Sharp as a group of detectives (4) 24 Get gun out a little bit (6) 25 Reversible action? (4) 26 Owing small fees (4) 27 Rodney ran that way (6)

DOWN

1 Ocean inappropriate for such a craft (5) 2 Tear off at speed (4) 3 Handle a nice surprise (5) 4 Wise man wasted ages (4) 5 Trace student drunk on wine (6) 6 Cry at broken table (5) 11 Cancellation includes room (4) 13 Picture one prisoner (4) 15 I’d cede arrangement and settle (6) 16 Boring British country (5) 18 Girl with her own house (5) 19 Croat turned performer (5) 21 Does translate some verse (4) 22 Four keys get old (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Floor covering (6) 4 Wound’s crust (4) 7 Genuine (4) 8 Stinging plant (6) 9 Strong wind (4) 10 Type of maple (4) 12 Quote (4) 14 Devour (3) 16 Farewell! (3) 17 Nocturnal creatures (4) 20 Traffic marker (4) 23 Corrosive substance (4) 24 Lump of gold (6) 25 Document (4) 26 Subscription fees (4) 27 Over there (6)

DOWN

1 Paddle boat (5) 2 Scale (4) 3 Deal with (5) 4 Herb (4) 5 Red wine (6) 6 Sheep’s cry (5) 11 Prison room (4) 13 Religious image (4) 15 Determine (6) 16 Insipid (5) 18 Peter Pan girl (5) 19 Thespian (5) 21 Poems (4) 22 Elderly (4)