Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Deny it’s rubbish (6) 4 Flavouring that makes money (4) 7 Endlessly regretting destruction (4) 8 Complain to old king of river (6) 9 Cease sending post (4) 10 Appealing to reduce energy (4) 12 Crazy flyers (4) 14 Shade of credibility (3) 16 Has turned into tree (3) 17 Unusual not to be well done (4) 20 Hot place in Coventry (4) 23 Bishop right – that is cheese (4) 24 Look for German weapon (6) 25 Cancellation includes room (4) 26 Row about rite (4) 27 Festival involving a steer (6)

DOWN

1 OK bloke (5) 2 Dunce’s dessert (4) 3 Build upright (5) 4 Tim’s lost in obscurity (4) 5 Incarcerate one by one, say (6) 6 Indifferent to pressure in new diet (5) 11 Employer’s new ruse (4) 13 Race round some land (4) 15 Excellent selection (6) 16 Boat excursion with British cleric (5) 18 Fish in a corner (5) 19 Pears used as weapon (5) 21 Ever-changing swerve (4) 22 Insect of biting nature (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Disobey (6) 4 Herb (4) 7 Spoil (4) 8 Game bird (6) 9 Desist (4) 10 Lovely (4) 12 Nocturnal mammals (4) 14 Colour (3) 16 Burnt matter (3) 17 Seldom seen (4) 20 Kiln (4) 23 French food (4) 24 Quick peek (6) 25 Prison room (4) 26 Layer (4) 27 End of Lent (6)

DOWN

1 Man’s name (5) 2 Idiot (4) 3 Vertical (5) 4 Fog (4) 5 Lock up (6) 6 Lukewarm (5) 11 Consumer (4) 13 Area measurement (4) 15 Option (6) 16 Clergyman (5) 18 Perspective (5) 19 Javelin (5) 21 Change direction (4) 22 Midge (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror