Two-speed coffeebreak CRYPTIC CLUES

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

ACROSS

1 Wan robber upset by animal (5,4)

8 Gives out wrong times (5) 10 A step taken quickly (5) 12 Catch in one trap (3) 13 Rush to get a fastener (3) 14 Still in the venture (4) 15 Hate being tested, possibly (6) 16 500 or so confused entrances (5)

18 Concerning wrong answer (6) 20 Group causing riot? (4)

22 Also among pandas (3)

23 Animal gives party energy (3) 24 Nervous part of speech (5) 25 Mention old tree (5)

26 Heads take in small lack

of humility (9)

DOWN

2 Hire new redesigned waterway (5)

3 Point stew out (4) 4 Garment right under fire (6) 5 Staring at a torn page (5) 6 Star organised rebel city (9) 7 Composer notes the new kiln (9)

9 Nurses with no new connections (7)

11 Spit out best chance to refuel (3,4) 15 Dorothy comes to a full stop (3) 17 Instructions that may be holy (6)

19 Got an alternative routine (5) 21 Rinse out bridle attachments (5)

23 Blue feathers (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Ursine mammal (5,4)

8 Radiates (5)

10 Fast (5)

12 Mesh (3)

13 Metal fastener (3) 14 Level (4)

15 Loathe (6)

16 Portals (5)

18 Witty reply (6) 20 Threesome (4) 22 Common

word (3)

23 Female deer (3) 24 Anxious (5)

25 Utter a view (5) 26 Overbearing

quality (9)

DOWN

2 European river (5) 3 Sunset direction (4) 4 Jacket (6) 5 Open-mouthed (5) 6 Famous person (9) 7 German composer (9) 9 Sinews (7) 11 Pause for refuelling (3,4) 15 Speck (3) 17 Commands (6) 19 Ballroom dance (5) 21 Restraining straps (5) 23 Depressed (4)