Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Harass second-grade assembly (6) 4 Letters bring Frenchman trouble (4) 7 Give out wrong time (4) 8 Walk like small ogre (6) 9 Mix in prison (4) 10 It’s a new drink (4) 12 Following from main exterior (4) 14 Very excited about whiskey (3) 16 Hippies’ food (3) 17 Herb wasted ages (4) 20 At what time will wife meet bride? (4) 23 Observe a sound (4) 24 Weaken woman with instrument (6) 25 Pleased with simplicity (4) 26 Audibly perceived cows (4) 27 Shout for second best (6)

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1 Bails out a chap (5) 2 Dreadful sort of ride (4) 3 Engineers get careless and rest (5) 4 Tim’s lost in obscurity (4) 5 A trite form of dress (6) 6 Huge Elgar composition (5) 11 Party animal (4) 13 Language in another sentence (4) 15 Wept about queen getting tin mixture (6) 16 Steal a tiny amount (5) 18 Danes out of range (5) 19 Imagine being badly armed (5) 21 Top of the address (4) 22 Silent sort of swan (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Nocturnal mammal (6) 4 Post (4) 7 Radiate (4) 8 Saunter (6) 9 Move (4) 10 Sparkling wine (4) 12 Subsequent (4) 14 Grain (3) 16 Pastry item (3) 17 Wise man (4) 20 Question word (4) 23 Memo (4) 24 Water down (6) 25 Alleviate (4) 26 Group of cattle (4) 27 Yell (6)

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1 Pesto ingredient (5) 2 Awful (4) 3 Loosen (5) 4 Fog (4) 5 Clothing (6) 6 Big (5) 11 Male deer (4) 13 Gaelic (4) 15 Alloy (6) 16 Nip (5) 18 Mountain range (5) 19 Reverie (5) 21 Body part (4) 22 Stifle (4)