Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Sailor to obtain his goal (6)

4 Doctor at watery ditch (4)

7 Declare Vera to be mad (4)

8 Fellow reaches the Spanish place of worship (6)

9 Stride to portal, say (4)

10 Old friend has a stone (4)

12 Wonderful penalty (4)

14 Don’t stand for a fib (3)

16 Shelter from sleet (3)

17 Slow-flying birds (4)

20 Only fish (4)

23 Fit to bring back Russian space station on time (4)

24 Locked up trendy team (6)

25 Bring up the back (4)

26 Regarded as part of the play, we hear (4)

27 Abandon pudding without seconds (6)

DOWN

1 Understood attic is messy (5)

2 Way out of the Broads (4)

3 Work a lot with new nail (5)

4 Excellent game was played (4)

5 Old gathering by word of mouth (6)

6 Let it alter heading (5)

11 Pale sort of ring (4)

13 Lazy-sounding hero (4)

15 Wish to reside differently (6)

16 Yoga position for all in America (5)

18 Odd to be wired badly (5)

19 Teach how to swindle (5)

21 Ring of soldiers get a sign (4)

22 Dire sort of journey (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror