Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Transport favourite rug (6) 4 Left frayed cloth (4) 7 Liar forced to complain (4) 8 Sharp statue design (6) 9 Decorate with alcohol? (4) 10 Help make a wager (4) 12 Friend working on ship (4) 14 Rendition’s conclusion (3) 16 Wonder in drawer (3) 17 Ores sent out to tender (4) 20 Regarded as part of the play, say (4) 23 Mix in prison (4) 24 Walk like small ogre (6) 25 Got up like a flower (4) 26 Fastens around necks (4) 27 Strange dearth of yarn (6)
DOWN
1 Constant inclination is a pain (5) 2 Tear off at speed (4) 3 Handle a nice surprise (5) 4 Life-changing tool (4) 5 Happy to be told not to start (6) 6 Time to tear into fashion (5) 11 Flier right to have a drink (4) 13 Collapsed around part of church (4) 15 Wish to reside differently (6) 16 Tessa returned something valuable (5) 18 Start playing notes (5) 19 Dish as ordered by boy (5) 21 God of zero supplicants (4) 22 Gap sounds complete (4)