Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Initial delivery of a

military alert (5,4)

8 A step taken quickly (5)

10 Clever to get trams to

return (5)

12 Draw a digit, say (3)

13 Starting with sailor (3)

14 Eager to have knee

operation (4)

15 Hang about to behold

new rite (6)

16 Quiet, however (5)

18 Concerning wrong

reply (6)

20 Pub contains old swine (4)

22 Is more than one? (3)

23 Break from holding a

position (3)

24 Tapas turns out to be

Italian food (5)

25 Lively beer with

soldier (5)

26 Herald in confusion,

turning green (9)

DOWN

2 Angry corsair loses head (5)

3 Dish gone west (4)

4 Plot is involving gun (6)

5 Begin with small cake (5)

6 Support falls for settings (9)

7 Red fir, it’s badly cooked (4-5)

9 Kind prisoner starts to agree (7)

11 Graduates have one large key to some letters (7)

15 Left object illuminated (3)

17 Paces of trades varies (6)

19 Set a test for flavour (5)

21 Mention old tree (5)

23 Spirit has a profit (4) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror