Two- speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Staple changed colour ( 6) 4 Don’t eat quickly ( 4) 7 Poet depicting void ( 4) 8 Rude about ship in force ( 6) 9 Origin of botany? ( 4) 10 We’re off to get jug ( 4) 12 Race around some land ( 4)

14 Sea creature feeling around ( 3) 16 Lashed around tree ( 3) 17 Leap around light ( 4) 20 Hot place in Coventry ( 4)

23 Creepy- sounding lake ( 4) 24 New padre

with time to leave ( 6)

25 Yield a plant ovule, say ( 4) 26 Row about rite ( 4)

27 Master new flow ( 6)

DOWN

1 Plead to change bicycle part ( 5) 2 Arrange by type ( 4) 3 Exchange roles with no- hoper ( 5) 4 Flames are terribly rife ( 4) 5 Loved to bother socialist ( 6) 6 Whole time alto was performing ( 5) 11 Healthy source of water ( 4) 13 Manage firm exercise ( 4) 15 Excellent selection ( 6) 16 Representative time with book ( 5) 18 Danes out of range ( 5) 19 Met to design symbol ( 5) 21 Ever- changing swerve ( 4) 22 Made out title ( 4)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Crayon ( 6) 4 Rapidly ( 4) 7 Roman poet ( 4) 8 Coercion ( 6) 9 Source ( 4) 10 Pitcher ( 4) 12 Unit of land ( 4) 14 Long fish ( 3) 16 Burnt matter ( 3)

17 Colourless ( 4) 20 Kiln ( 4)

23 Great Lake ( 4) 24 Set off ( 6)

25 Surrender ( 4) 26 Layer ( 4)

27 Small river ( 6)

DOWN

1 Foot lever ( 5) 2 Categorise ( 4) 3 Defeated contestant ( 5) 4 Conflagration ( 4) 5 Cherished ( 6) 6 Sum ( 5)

11 In a good way ( 4) 13 Deal successfully ( 4) 15 Option ( 6) 16 Broker ( 5) 18 South American mountains ( 5) 19 Symbol ( 5) 21 Change direction ( 4) 22 Pantomime character ( 4)