Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Weary of directors, say (5) 4 The riddle of the kitchen? (5) 7 You and I have nothing but sadness (3) 9 Protest against something (6) 11 Free to get new skin (4) 12 Mad about obstacle (3) 13 Pet damaged her mast (7) 15 Least shabby ditties composed (7) 18 Animal gives party energy (3) 19 Devours a set recipe (4) 20 Disagree with work and sit (6) 23 Originally called in one engineer (3) 24 Title that can be reversed (5) 25 Stomach has a medium length (5)

DOWN

1 Circulation of family confused master (11) 2 Fewer around animal (3) 3 Dwarf cod turned up (3) 5 Live like a headless chauvinist (5) 6 Mentors need new support (11) 8 Terribly neat feature of Sicily (4) 10 Preserve a lot of traffic (3) 13 Huge without third colour (3) 14 Mother has time for rug (3) 16 Old-fashioned appointment with daughter (5) 17 Continuing like this before long (4) 18Couple of the French get nothing (3) 21 She’s on the line (3) 22 Appearing to have food (3) Solutions in tomorrow’s

Daily Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Fed up (5) 4 Colander (5) 7 Misery (3) 9 Item (6) 11 Peel (4) 12 Barrier (3) 13 Rodent (7) 15 Most neat (7) 18 Female deer (3) 19 Consumes (4) 20 Actively resist (6) 23 Born as (3) 24 Term of respect (5) 25 Entire range (5)

DOWN

1 Vital circulation (11) 2 Female sheep (3) 3 Medic, informally (3) 5 Be (5) 6 Backing (11) 8 European volcano (4) 10 Conserve (3) 13 Shade (3) 14 Floor covering (3) 16 Obsolete (5) 17 Shortly (4) 18 Twosome (3) 21 Clothes fastener (3) 22 Vegetable (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror