Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Eve sorted out docker (9) 8 Hard sand used by manual workers (5) 10 Love to bother engineers (5) 12 Partner held painting (3) 13 German has a French weapon (3) 14 Lime thrown a long way (4) 15 Frank may be the son (6) 16 Police operation is a pain (5) 18 Avoided failure by journalist (6) 20 We’re off to get a jug (4) 22 Appearing to have food (3) 23 Mound of distortions (3) 24 Rails about animals’ homes (5) 25 Join military group to the east (5) 26 Socialist cleaner has a flag (3,6)

DOWN

2 Time to arrange loan, having a key (5) 3 Invested with underwear (4) 4 Persist as a mythical reptile (6) 5 Travelling on her river (5) 6 Macho lime variety of tea (9) 7 Somehow censure it for a long time (9) 9 Display cabinet useful to an actor (7) 11 Waste one plan for prison (7) 15 Concealed in both ideas (3) 17 Ridiculed drinks and keys (6) 19 Pest involved with current ill will (5) 21 Correct sound to correspond (5) 23 Draws boats (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Dock-worker (9) 8 Body parts (5) 10 Cherish (5) 12 Craft (3) 13 Firearm (3) 14 Unit of distance (4) 15 Truthful (6) 16 Wasp’s weapon (5) 18 Failed to hit (6) 20 Pitcher (4) 22 Vegetable (3) 23 Hill (3) 24 Dens (5) 25 Merge (5) 26 British ship’s flag (3,6)

DOWN

2 Having a key (5) 3 Singlet (4) 4 Mythical creature (6) 5 European waterway (5) 6 Aromatic plant (9) 7 Periods of time (9) 9 Furniture item (7) 11 Underground prison (7) 15 Shrouded (3) 17 Mocked (6) 19 Malice (5) 21 Compose (5) 23 Pulls (4)