Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Town girl puts on weight (9) 8 Nowadays choose to follow (5) 10 Confuse by removing top of oar (5) 12 Insect of character, say (3) 13 Go on at a horse (3) 14 Race around tree (4) 15 Shout for second best (6) 16 Small vegetable is shiny (5) 18 Say again about solid fuel (6) 20 Still in the venture (4) 22 Unacceptable in the south (3) 23 Honest about quantity (3) 24 Bean shows sign of life (5) 25 Tessa returned something beneficial (5) 26 A fan’s site turned out a dream (9)

DOWN

2 Abode built of sun-dried clay (5) 3 Day for fruit (4) 4 Canter off in a daze (6) 5 Uncovered with force of elbow (5) 6 Soldier finds grid with some writing (9) 7 A regiment managed to develop (9) 9 Hero is super, working with directions (7) 11 Studies about old ship and clouds (7) 15 Ready for collection (3) 17 Recent news of city trial (6) 19 Dot has a dance (5) 21 Doctors have small underwear (5) 23 Changes as to fodder (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Place in Kent (9) 8 Take on (5) 10 Bewilder (5) 12 Hive-dweller (3) 13 Scold (3) 14 Japanese maple (4) 15 Yell (6) 16 Smooth (5) 18 Iterate (6) 20 Level (4) 22 Not at home (3) 23 Number (3) 24 Beat (5) 25 Thing of value (5) 26 Daydream (9)

DOWN

2 Type of brick (5) 3 Appointment (4) 4 Hypnotic state (6) 5 Shove (5) 6 Group of sentences (9) 7 Sprout (9) 9 Greek killer of Medusa (7) 11 Obscures (7) 15 Solidify (3) 17 Most up-to-date (6) 19 Type of dance (5) 21 Singlets (5) 23 Grain (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror