Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Develop into vegetable (6) 4 Touched some material (4) 7 Change during meditation (4) 8 Cleric equal to boy (6) 9 Entrusted with oxidation (4) 10 Discard outhouse (4) 12 Pale sort of request (4) 14 Point to the Spanish swimmer (3) 16 About to have nothing but deer (3) 17 Phase pets out (4) 20 Time to order something tiny (4) 23 Not good at needing money (4) 24 Odd lustre is consequence (6) 25 Throw sots out (4) 26 Regarded as part of the play, say (4) 27 Old, saucy ace (6)

DOWN

1 Wonderful purse, torn (5) 2 Unusual not to be well done (4) 3 Nervous part of speech (5) 4 Flames are terribly rife (4) 5 English duets performing compositions (6) 6 Whole time alto was performing (5) 11 Hear about animal (4) 13 Lean on table (4) 15 Distant handset (6) 16 Fastenings novice must learn (5) 18 Reticent about trees (5) 19 Met to compose song (5) 21 Press club (4) 22 Okay ruse is ruined (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Germinate (6) 4 Sensed (4) 7 Revise (4) 8 Clergyman (6) 9 Corrosion (4) 10 Shack (4) 12 Entreaty (4) 14 Long fish (3) 16 Fish eggs (3) 17 Stair (4) 20 Minute parasite (4) 23 Impecunious (4) 24 Outcome (6) 25 Chuck (4) 26 Spotted (4) 27 Specialist (6)

DOWN

1 Great (5) 2 Seldom seen (4) 3 Anxious (5) 4 Conflagration (4) 5 Short musical pieces (6) 6 Sum (5) 11 Small mammal (4) 13 Inventory (4) 15 Far (6) 16 Cords (5) 18 Curt (5) 19 Religious song (5) 21 Metal (4) 22 Certain (4)