Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Scare away worries (5) 4 Bishop, impetuous and loud (5) 7 Rodent inside crate (3) 9 A drama about some ships (6) 11 Fix soldiers on the day (4) 12 Thugs get sign of affection (3) 13 Great at organising sporting event (7) 15 Former spouse mentioned being agitated (7) 18 Offer key identification (3) 19 Crazy about one domestic (4) 20 Come out east and join (6) 23 About to have nothing but deer (3) 24 Forbidden to throw a boot (5) 25 Grim as Dickens’s house? (5)

DOWN

1 He lets charm sort out hard hat (5,6) 2 Time of underachievement (3) 3 School nowadays is gloomy (3) 5 A fellow broker (5) 6 Conceal, then look for, a game (4,3,4) 8 Unexciting meat recipe (4) 10 Gullible person sticks up gum (3) 13 Furrow of truth (3) 14 Dog returned to exalted figure (3) 16 Scramble around branch (5) 17 We’re off to get jug (4) 18 Exclude from pub (3) 21 Crowd in demo, belligerent (3) 22 Point to the Spanish swimmer (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Is concerned (5) 4 Garish (5) 7 Traitor (3) 9 Fleet (6) 11 Repair (4) 12 Embrace (3) 13 Sailing competition (7) 15 In eager anticipation (7) 18 Offer (3) 19 Servant (4) 20 Appear (6) 23 Fish eggs (3) 24 Prohibited (5) 25 Barren (5) DOWN 1 Safety headgear (5,6) 2 Age (3) 3 Miserable (3) 5 Representative (5) 6 Children’s pastime (4,3,4) 8 Domesticate (4) 10 Large cup (3) 13 Boring routine (3) 14 Deity (3) 16 Ascend (5) 17 Pitcher (4) 18 Ingot (3) 21 Unruly crowd (3) 22 Long fish (3)