Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Does try badly to ruin (7) 7 Started to badly need surgery first (6) 8 Crossing a bird (7) 9 College of note, possibly (4) 11 Started with quiche (4) 12 Search for a weapon (5) 15 Worker is excited about wage increase (4) 16 Expensive-sounding animal (4) 17 Canoe unsuitable for so much water (5) 18 Produced servant, we hear (4) 19 Fashion might start with poem (4) 21 Defence group quite upset and anxious (7) 22 Speed to falter in spin (6) 23 Speaker or messenger (7)

DOWN

1 Tom’s broken more than half (4) 2 About getting contract free (7) 3 Opted to change store (5) 4 Need to rearrange garden (4) 5 Island train did crash (8) 6 Rodney ran that way (6) 10 Tear off, certain to cherish (8) 11 Sticking with jerk (3) 13 Broadcast freed by a student of government (7) 14 Shelter from sleet (3) 15 Tough or possibly broken (6) 18 Heath has time to get car (5) 19 Only a lake (4) 20 Navy architect? (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

3 Annihilate (7) 7 Unwrapped (6) 8 Water bird (7) 9 Public school (4) 11 Flan (4) 12 Firearm (5) 15 Ascend (4) 16 Ruminant mammal (4) 17 Atlantic, say (5) 18 Manufactured (4) 19 Manner (4) 21 Restless (7) 22 Turn (6) 23 Type of loudspeaker (7)

DOWN

1 Majority (4) 2 Liberate (7) 3 Warehouse (5) 4 Paradise (4) 5 Caribbean island (8) 6 Over there (6) 10 Valuable hoard (8) 11 Spasm (3) 13 Denoting central government (7) 14 Mr Mack? (3) 15 Sturdy (6) 18 Engine (5) 19 Just (4) 20 Small bird (4)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror