Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Improved as a gambler (6) 4 Connection to a spy (4) 7 Always in same version (4) 8 Cadge from cleaner (6) 9 Heard end of story (4) 10 Head Dane off (4) 12 Point stew out (4) 14 Talk of argon, say (3) 16 Sign from galleon (3) 17 Boy finds key for tune (4) 20 Finished six deliveries (4) 23 About poem being in secret writing (4) 24 Discuss what young lady consumed (6) 25 Feeble sort of meal (4) 26 Owing to student conflict (4) 27 Say again about fuel (6)

DOWN

1 Singer has one platform (5) 2 Utensil wasted loot (4) 3 Rushes to get some instruments (5) 4 Wager with a foreign character (4) 5 Colour of zero scope (6) 6 Doctor gets points for attire (5) 11 College of note, possibly (4) 13 Language in another sentence (4) 15 Improvise some pasta (6) 16 Rational detectives left union first (5) 18 Arrange by command (5) 19 Teach how to swindle (5) 21 Revealing about meat (4) 22 Friend working on ship (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Superior (6) 4 Friendship (4) 7 Constantly (4) 8 Loofah (6) 9 Fable (4) 10 Senior priest (4) 12 Sunset direction (4) 14 Type of element (3) 16 Zodiac sign (3) 17 Ditty (4) 20 Above (4) 23 Cipher (4) 24 Formal argument (6) 25 Crippled (4) 26 Contest (4) 27 Iterate (6)

DOWN

1 Foundation (5) 2 Implement (4) 3 Water plants (5) 4 Greek letter (4) 5 Fruit (6) 6 Gown (5) 11 Public school (4) 13 Gaelic (4) 15 Chow mein ingredient (6) 16 Coherent (5) 18 Sequence (5) 19 Play dishonestly (5) 21 Type of beef (4) 22 Pal (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror