Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Claps about trophy (5) 4 Put up with having left one flower (5) 7 Devour in one attempt (3) 9 Retain new part of the eye (6) 11 Three left hotel, spruce (4) 12 Fundamental way to get in (3) 13 Prefect turned model (7) 15 Two men reported Hazel (7) 18 Clapped around course (3) 19 Damn vermin (4) 20 Terrible danger next to the house (6) 23 Betting on a spring (3) 24 Night before book incident (5) 25 Unoccupied, like a milk bottle (5)
DOWN
1 Military attackers refuse to work with police (6,5) 2 Flowers in sleigh (3) 3 Criticise deity (3) 5 Huge Elgar composition (5) 6 Attractive girl worth quite a lot (6,5) 8 Dull meat recipe (4) 10 Attempt to score in rugby (3) 13 Hippies’ food (3) 14 Truth about groove (3) 16 Illuminated, chap became graceful (5) 17 Gas about first right tabloids (4) 18 Slide around top (3) 21 Copy of paper (3) 22 Drama about animal (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Head skin (5) 4 Spring bulb (5) 7 Consume (3) 9 Eye part (6) 11 Large shrub (4) 12 Crucial (3) 13 Flawless (7) 15 Hazelnut (7) 18 Circuit (3) 19 Rodents (4) 20 Back yard (6) 23 Resort (3) 24 Occurrence (5) 25 Hollow (5)
DOWN
1 Attack team (6,5) 2 Garland (3) 3 Cooking vessel (3) 5 Huge (5) 6 Fair amount of money (6,5) 8 Domesticate (4) 10 Sample (3) 13 Pastry item (3) 14 Furrow (3) 16 Supple (5) 17 Tatters (4) 18 Cover (3) 21 Primate (3) 22 Male sheep (3)