Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 That’s sweet, darling (5) 4 Sailor takes poem home (5) 7 Mound of distortions (3) 9 Rascal notes hamper (6) 11 Climbing around branch (4) 12 Not returning a great deal (3) 13 Turn amber and leave bar (7) 15 Beg for space to put handle (7) 18 Also among pandas (3) 19 Authentic sort of earl (4) 20 Chief rioted unexpectedly (6) 23 Bird in frock (3) 24 Come in from barren terrain (5) 25 Indifferent to pressure in new diet (5)

DOWN 1 Segregation arranged for dragon-slayer (5,6) 2 Devoured more than seven, say (3) 3 Adore endlessly sending up Pole (3) 5 Rosie damaged tree (5) 6 Elaborated border I deem to be wrong (11) 8 Dreaming about many sheets (4) 10 Criticise deity (3) 13 Level with First Lady (3) 14 Animal making a racket (3) 16 Land pamphlet (5) 17 Declare Vera to be mad (4) 18 Perform in Clacton (3) 21 Dorothy comes to a full stop (3) 22 Juicer contains something cold (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Granular substance (5) 4 Dwelling (5) 7 Hill (3) 9 Hinder (6) 11 Body part (4) 12 Weight (3) 13 Ban (7) 15 Implore (7) 18 Common word (3) 19 Genuine (4) 20 Newspaper boss (6) 23 Fabled bird (3) 24 Go in (5) 25 Lukewarm (5) DOWN 1 Christian martyr (5,6) 2 Consumed (3) 3 Stick (3) 5 Willow (5) 6 Decorated (11) 8 Quantity of paper (4) 10 Cooking vessel (3) 13 Previous day (3) 14 Flying mammal (3) 16 Stretch of ground (5) 17 Assert (4) 18 Behave (3) 21 Speck (3) 22 Frozen water (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror