Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Jog the memory about intellect (6) 4 God of the roses (4) 7 More excited by city (4) 8 Look for German weapon (6) 9 Picture one prisoner (4) 10 Ties up building place (4) 12 Great deal of service (4) 14 Originally called in one engineer (3) 16 Father left friend (3) 17 Look for shelter by right (4) 20 Honest old writer (4) 23 Ours turned resentful (4) 24 Set tea out in the grounds (6) 25 Reportedly look for join (4) 26 Boy managed to get earl to follow orders (4) 27 Rodney ran that way (6)

DOWN

1 Royal form of lager (5) 2 Tom comes up with a form of defence (4) 3 Decorate new red ship (5) 4 Give out wrong time (4) 5 Modern centre design (6) 6 Feeling that may be common! (5) 11 Lies about some land (4) 13 Sailor finds the French skilful (4) 15 Garment for British parasite (6) 16 Stop cooking with European sauce (5) 18 Opponent has Yemen confused (5) 19 Small fruit is weapon (5) 21 Ask audibly for quarry (4) 22 Group is prohibited, we hear (4) Solutions in next week’s Irish Sunday Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Cause to think of again (6) 4 Greek deity (4) 7 European capital (4) 8 Quick peek (6) 9 Religious image (4) 10 Location (4) 12 Large amount (4) 14 Born (3) 16 Chum (3) 17 Ogle (4) 20 Unwrap (4) 23 Acidic (4) 24 Landed property (6) 25 Stitched line (4) 26 Comply (4) 27 Over there (6)

DOWN

1 Majestic (5) 2 Castle’s ditch (4) 3 Attire (5) 4 Radiate (4) 5 Fresh (6) 6 Touch or smell etc (5) 11 Man or Wight? (4) 13 Competent (4) 15 Woman’s shirt (6) 16 Pasta coating (5) 18 Foe (5) 19 Javelin (5) 21 Victim (4) 22 Wide stripe (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror