Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Emphasise tension (6) 4 Mark’s out of mascara (4) 7 Rent at different rate (4) 8 Strange desire to live (6) 9 Agreement sounds full (4) 10 The others relax (4) 12 Aunt mad for fish (4) 14 Hearsay about organ (3) 16 Insect of character, say (3) 17 Study time of damage (4) 20 God of both orders (4) 23 Observe a sound (4) 24 Trial or trade (6) 25 Boy has right to be fat (4) 26 Origin of Wimbledon favourite (4) 27 Set tea out in the grounds (6)

DOWN

1 Rinse out warning device (5) 2 Entrusted with oxidation (4) 3 Severe at the back (5) 4 Pass around drains (4) 5 Box on right shows sign of damage (6) 6 Reversible aircraft part? (5) 11 Merit of learning (4) 13 Loosen at a French party (4) 15 Pay to get comfortable (6) 16 Coach gets no new additional money (5) 18 Wear down queen with poem (5) 19 Fleas fly? Not true (5) 21 Top of the address (4) 22 Wager with a foreign character (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Anxiety (6) 4 Sign of a healed wound (4) 7 Rip (4) 8 Inhabit (6) 9 Alliance (4) 10 Pause (4) 12 Food fish (4) 14 Listening organ (3) 16 Honey-maker (3) 17 Impact mark (4) 20 Norse deity (4) 23 Memo (4) 24 Trauma (6) 25 Animal fat (4) 26 Plant ovule (4) 27 Landed property (6)

DOWN

1 Temptress (5) 2 Corrosion (4) 3 Serious (5) 4 Weakens (4) 5 Bomb-hole (6) 6 Helicopter hub (5) 11 Deserve (4) 13 Reverse (4) 15 Colonise (6) 16 Extra payment (5) 18 Wear away (5) 19 Disloyal (5) 21 Body part (4) 22 Greek letter (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror