Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Spare tent used now (2,7) 8 Many sheets are wasted on manuscript (5) 10 Total state (5) 12 About time for pet (3) 13 Scared to include transport (3) 14 Afterwards from both ends (4) 15 Regret giving agent ten orders (6) 16 Conscious of a battle to the east (5) 18 Hear silent arrangement (6) 20 Managed to get one in bad conditions (4) 22 Appearing to have food (3) 23 That woman’s in the right (3) 24 Attempts to organise rites (5) 25 Love to bother engineers (5) 26 Let bowler play in building (4,5)

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2 Search crate out (5) 3 Entrusted with oxidation (4) 4 Gravy right for dish (6) 5 Fool concerning explosive ingredient (5) 6 Bait truly displayed cruelty (9) 7 Aspirant is quiet about offer (9) 9 Send me a neat marine creature (7) 11 Record by socialist got thinner (7) 15 Rushed out of France (3) 17 You and I organise sale of animal (6) 19 Pest involved with current ill will (5) 21 Got up like a flower (5) 23 Laugh about a large ring (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Currently (2,7) 8 Blocks of paper (5) 10 Voice (5) 12 Tabby (3) 13 Vehicle (3) 14 At that time (4) 15 Feel remorse (6) 16 Alert (5) 18 Heed (6) 20 Precipitation (4) 22 Vegetable (3) 23 Pronoun (3) 24 Samples (5) 25 Cherish (5) 26 Campanile (4,5)

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2 Find (5) 3 Corrosion (4) 4 Crockery item (6) 5 Gunpowder component (5) 6 Savagery (9) 7 Claimant (9) 9 Sea cow (7) 11 Narrowed (7) 15 Sprinted (3) 17 Stoat-like mammal (6) 19 Malice (5) 21 Stood (5) 23 Circlet of light (4)