Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Appearance of a Republican opponent (7) 7 Engineers take wicked attack (6) 8 Rampaging on a riot in province (7) 9 Managed to find time for rage (4)

11 Walk that’s measured, say (4) 12 New remit for headwear (5)

15 European staff (4)

16 One editor’s requirement (4)

17 Turns to snacks (5)

18 Made awful beverage (4)

19 Resting-places in the county (4) 21 Asserted medical disaster (7) 22 Sixpence for sun-worshipper (6) 23 Many cut by a lake (7)

DOWN

1 Liberate at no cost (4) 2 Protective clothing generally (7) 3 Beer taken on, on one’s own (5) 4 Hire in Brentwood (4) 5 Thought I would get enigma solved (8) 6 Toledo got sacked, sadly (6) 10 Lead wayward assistant to city (8)

11 Point to rings and seek favour (3)

13 Making fun of age isn’t wrong (7)

14 Shade of credibility (3) 15 Outline is almost exact (6) 18 Honour for being badly lamed (5)

19 Wager with a foreign character (4)

20 Eccentric message (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Entrance (7) 7 Criticise (6) 8 Canadian province (7) 9 Shout (4) 11 Walk in water (4) 12 Bishop’s headdress (5) 15 Post (4)

16 Be without (4) 17 Tumbles (5)

18 Honey drink (4) 19 Cots (4)

21 Professed (7) 22 Leatherworker (6) 23 Quite a few (7)

DOWN

1 Gratis (4) 2 Boilersuit (7) 3 Abandoned (5) 4 Lease (4) 5 Dreamt (8) 6 Plundered (6) 10 Australian city (8) 11 Court (3) 13 Mocking (7) 14 Colour (3) 15 Summary (6) 18 Award (5) 19 Greek letter (4) 20 Stiff paper (4)