Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Quiet lift gets approval (6) 4 Mark’s out of mascara (4) 7 Not far from one argument (4) 8 Stop and apprehend (6) 9 Inclination to design pram (4) 10 Give out wrong time (4) 12 Dog really captured monster (4) 14 Swimmer feeling around (3) 16 Sign from galleon (3) 17 European staff (4) 20 Most employees have to stop (4) 23 Row about rite (4) 24 Stretch former nurse (6) 25 Grin about jewellery (4) 26 Ask hoarsely for a file (4) 27 Learnt to play the horn? (6) DOWN 1 Called after parking accident (5) 2 Race around some land (4) 3 Come in from barren terrain (5) 4 Possibly airs a dress (4) 5 Box on right shows sign of damage (6) 6 Drive back to see film about parking (5) 11 Lame sort of dinner, say (4) 13 Look at torn page (4) 15 Behold queen aboard ship with no-hopers (6) 16 Subsequently alter shape (5) 18 Last character round to play game (5) 19 Mathematical crawler (5) 21 Stumble on journey (4) 22 Healthy source of water (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Extol (6) 4 Wound’s mark (4) 7 Close (4) 8 Take into custody (6) 9 Slope (4) 10 Radiate (4) 12 Fiend (4) 14 Long fish (3) 16 Constellation (3) 17 Post (4) 20 Stalk (4) 23 Layer (4) 24 Elongate (6) 25 Chime (4) 26 Coarse file (4) 27 Deer’s feature (6)

DOWN

1 Collision (5) 2 Unit of land (4) 3 Go in (5) 4 Indian garment (4) 5 Bomb-hole (6) 6 Disgust (5) 11 Repast (4) 13 Stare openmouthed (4) 15 Defeated contestants (6) 16 Afterwards (5) 18 Greek letter (5) 19 Viper (5) 21 Excursion (4) 22 In a good way (4)