Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Impression made by swimmer? (6) 4 Rent is increased, we hear (4) 7 Declare Vera to be mad (4) 8 Surface temperature on Mars, say (6) 9 Origin of botany? (4) 10 Need to rearrange garden (4) 12 Fashion might start with poem (4) 14 She’s a climber (3) 16 Pelt found in refurbishment (3) 17 Unusual not to be well done (4) 20 Time to order something (4) 23 Most unexcited about song (4) 24 Look for every application (6) 25 Recalled about visit (4) 26 Owing to student conflict (4) 27 Stretch former nurse (6)

DOWN

1 Great purse, ruined (5) 2 Incline to be thin (4) 3 Loathed to laugh at Edward (5) 4 Present during the recording (4) 5 Caustic - like metal? (6) 6 Guard loses head on way in (5) 11 It’s expensive, darling (4) 13 Dog really captured monster (4) 15 Royal cost includes new top (6) 16 Fellow finds new diet smelly (5) 18 Enough to have beer with politician (5) 19 Money for food (5) 21 Late ordering duck (4) 22 Consider an inspiring figure (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Spatter (6) 4 Lease (4) 7 Assert (4) 8 Celestial body (6) 9 Source (4) 10 Genesis place (4) 12 Manner (4) 14 Evergreen plant (3) 16 Animal hair (3) 17 Seldom seen (4) 20 Unit (4) 23 Melody (4) 24 Scan (6) 25 Shout (4) 26 Contest (4) 27 Elongate (6)

DOWN

1 Wonderful (5) 2 Without fat (4) 3 Detested (5) 4 In this place (4) 5 Sarcastic (6) 6 Access (5) 11 Precious (4) 13 Giant (4) 15 Royal son (6) 16 Stinking (5) 18 Sufficient (5) 19 Baked loaf (5) 21 Bluish-green (4) 22 Source of inspiration (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror