Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Flesh displaying no veins (7) 7 Wore down point to odder shape (6)

8 Call to allow twisted lock (7) 9 Don’t eat quickly (4) 11 Provide soldier with victory (4) 12 Machine producing French and English articles (5) 15 Window sounds a nuisance (4)

16 God of both orders (4) 17 Aware of later development (5) 18 Forward in expertise (4) 19 Shoe worn with stockings (4) 21 Since developed a new feed for dogs (7)

22 Dear queen confused bookworm (6)

23 Clean city below (7)

DOWN

1 Officers’ room in confusion (4) 2 Incarcerate prisoner with penalty (7) 3 Conversed about poetry (5) 4 Change during meditation (4) 5 They don’t appreciate trendy fireplaces (8) 6 Smarter without one chat (6) 10 Loathing an interpretation (8) 11 Youngster of frugality (3) 13 Hardest shape for clothes (7)

14 Stolen from both others (3) 15 Quietly clear out bundle (6) 18 Tricky question for model (5) 19 Present during the recording (4)

20 Arrange by type (4)