Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Outline is almost exact (6) 4 Line travelled by river (4) 7 Perceive hare running (4) 8 Get comfortable at home with the French (6) 9 Tender rose arrangement (4) 10 Incline to be thin (4) 12 Girl at a celebration (4) 14 She’s a climber (3) 16 Raw material from forest (3) 17 Impetuous complaint (4) 20 Animal is close (4) 23 Pals out on strike (4) 24 Pictures one playing games (6) 25 Excellent in same garb (4) 26 It grows in the street (4) 27 Add salt for some time (6)

DOWN

1 Longed for wood on the day (5) 2 Rough sea point after calm (4) 3 Explosive found on beach (5) 4 As an alternative to a group of spacemen (4) 5 Caustic — like metal? (6) 6 Each is extremely behind note (5) 11 Devours a set recipe (4) 13 Artist follows gold quality (4) 15 Points to identical seed (6) 16 Start playing notes (5) 18 A sail used under another name (5) 19 Sonar involved in crime (5) 21 Weapon gets record points (4) 22 Encourages farm produce (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Summary (6) 4 African river (4) 7 Listen (4) 8 Snuggle (6) 9 Painful (4) 10 Without fat (4) 12 Swimming meet (4) 14 Climbing plant (3) 16 Mineral (3) 17 Reckless (4) 20 Aquatic

mammal (4) 23 Hit (4) 24 Likenesses (6) 25 Huge (4) 26 Large shrub (4) 27 Time of year (6)

DOWN

1 Yearned (5) 2 Alleviate (4) 3 Crust (5) 4 Space agency (4) 5 Sarcastic (6) 6 Each (5) 11 Consumes (4) 13 Atmosphere (4) 15 Type of seed (6) 16 Beginning (5) 18 Assumed name (5) 19 Fire-raising (5) 21 Fencing sword (4) 22 Ova (4)