Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 The fear somehow gets some down (7)

7 Pinch for every youngster (6) 8 A coin is used to create capital (7)

9 Lawmen remove first two parasites (4)

11 Enid managed to have a meal (4)

12 New remit for headwear (5) 15 Prosecuted woman, on the day (4)

16 Room to return and secure boat (4)

17 Doctor is in some dictionaries (5)

18 Made awful beverage (4) 19 Transport in basic arsenal (4) 21 Always allow out a youngster (7)

22 Hate being tested, possibly (6) 23 Pays and gets comfortable (7)

DOWN

1 Break game (4)

2 Phone software wasn’t honest when put to use (7) 3 Barrier to a dodgy dealer (5) 4 Creepy-sounding lake (4) 5 Couple watch a traitor (3-5) 6 The aim of literature? (6) 10 Trendy to guide to roundabout (8)

11 Owing to condensation, say (3) 13 MC useful in the kitchen (7)

14 He’s on the staff (3)

15 Small distances for beams (6) 18 Friends out of steam (5)

19 Yield a plant ovule, say (4)

20 Celebrate destiny, say (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Plume (7) 7 Baby (6)

8 City in Cyprus (7) 9 Parasitic insects (4)

11 Eat (4) 12 Bishop’s headdress (5)

15 Took to court (4) 16 Heath (4)

17 Health worker (5) 18 Honey drink (4) 19 Vehicles (4)

21 Young hare (7) 22 Loathe (6)

23 Becomes comfortable or established (7)

DOWN

1 Crack (4) 2 Petitioned (7) 3 Garden barrier (5) 4 Great Lake (4) 5 Doublecrosser (3-5) 6 Lecturer (6) 10 Circuitous (8) 11 Expected (3) 13 Kitchen appliance (7) 14 Stick (3)

15 Grins (6)

18 Pals (5)

19 Surrender (4) 20 Village summer

party (4)