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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

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

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Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Time to jump (6)

4 Copied primate, on the day (4)

7 Spots cane constructi­on (4)

8 Martin travelling round region (6)

9 Unfortunat­ely sent home (4)

10 Employer’s new ruse (4)

12 Attorney volunteers informatio­n (4)

14 Wander out of terror (3)

16 Devour in one attempt (3)

17 Need to rearrange garden (4)

20 Shoe worn with stockings (4)

23 Judge caught beside emerald (4)

24 Showstoppe­r for fellow at home with beer (6)

25 Pleasant French resort (4)

26 Entrusted with oxidation (4)

27 Direct, ordinarily, about cleric (6)

DOWN

1 Fracas broke out without a muffler (5)

2 Ceremony sounds correct (4)

3 Stomach has a medium range (5)

4 Queen seen in banner (4)

5 Looked for noble journalist (6)

6 Dissuade bizarre tree with old penny (5)

11 Not different from this America (4)

13 Sage cultivated for a long time (4)

15 City redesigned as then (6)

16 Deer confused about one seabird (5)

18 Put off being freed indefinite­ly (5)

19 Obvious it’s not in code (5)

21 Leave out of room itself (4)

22 Supporter of sailing? (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Season (6)

4 Mimicked (4)

7 Skin complaint (4)

8 Northern Irish county (6)

9 Bird’s dwelling (4)

10 Consumer (4)

12 Facts (4)

14 Stray (3)

16 Consume (3)

17 Paradise (4)

20 Watering implement (4)

23 Consider (4)

24 Last number (6)

25 Agreeable (4)

26 Corrosion (4)

27 Clergyman (6)

DOWN

1 Neckwear item (5)

2 Ritual (4)

3 Entire scale (5)

4 Princess Royal (4)

5 Spied furtively (6)

6 Discourage (5)

11 Identical (4)

13 Eras (4)

15 Greek capital (6)

16 Type of duck (5)

18 Postpone (5)

19 Transparen­t (5)

21 Neglect (4)

22 Ship’s pole (4)

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