Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Rise to a perfume (6) 4 Bit of compartment (4) 7 We’re off to get a jug (4) 8 Element one used to copy (6) 9 Border of hedges (4) 10 Tender rose arrangement (4) 12 Small quiet journalist rushed (4) 14 Agree to disagree as defence (3) 16 Insect of character, say (3) 17 Mislay sole arrangement (4) 20 Question the time (4) 23 Tear off at speed (4) 24 Betting bad weather caused injury (6) 25 Pleased with simplicity (4) 26 Audibly perceived some cows (4) 27 Deal with one outburst (6)

DOWN

1 Meeting to cook tacos (5) 2 Heal dog, to a point (4) 3 Nervous part of speech (5) 4 Look noble (4) 5 Ranted about being passionate (6) 6 Time to tear into fashion (5) 11 Unusual to get second chances (4) 13 European staff (4) 15 Wept about queen getting tin mixture (6) 16 Rich drunk found under British tree (5) 18 Start playing notes (5) 19 Clean off a weapon (5) 21 Top of the address (4) 22 Girl at a soiree (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Climb (6) 4 Section (4) 7 Pitcher (4) 8 Chemical element (6) 9 Margin (4) 10 Painful (4) 12 Raced (4) 14 Signal assent (3) 16 Hive resident (3) 17 Be defeated (4) 20 Question word (4) 23 Scale (4) 24 Twist (6) 25 Relax (4) 26 Group of cattle (4) 27 Angry speech (6)

DOWN

1 Race meeting (5) 2 Remedy (4) 3 Anxious (5) 4 Aristocrat (4) 5 Fanatical (6) 6 Fad (5) 11 Probabilities (4) 13 Post (4) 15 Alloy (6) 16 Type of tree (5) 18 Beginning (5) 19 Jousting weapon (5) 21 Body part (4) 22 Formal party (4)