Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Catch student’s confused talk (5) 4 Youngster has journalist in pieces (5) 7 Unacceptable in the south (3) 9 Merits different title (6) 11 Quietly nag about painful emotion (4) 12 Negative to sound like a horse (3)

13 Meat displaying no veins (7) 15 Mad lad gets poor mare frightened (7) 18 Exclude from pub (3) 19 Time to order something (4)

20 Sailor to achieve goal (6) 23 Betting on a spring (3) 24 Bottom of drain layout (5) 25 Excessively sweet daughter gets material (5)

DOWN

1 Weeping, into a mental disorder (11) 2 Resting place in Scotland (3) 3 Huge without third colour (3) 5 Officers’ money (5) 6 Declined to have French article made (11) 8 It grows in the street (4) 10 Voice, for example (3) 13 Vitality gets woman married (3) 14 Gesture of agreement upset don (3)

16 A dean is leading (5) 17 Devours a set recipe (4) 18 Plead for three keys (3) 21 Captain has fitting (3) 22 Unprepared for war breaking out (3) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Door fastening (5) 4 Diced (5)

7 Not at home (3) 9 Form of address (6) 11 Sudden pain (4) 12 Negative answer (3) 13 Flesh of a deer (7) 15 Scared (7) 18 Ingot (3)

19 Unit (4)

20 Aim (6) 23 Health centre (3) 24 Lowest point (5) 25 Woollen cloth (5)

DOWN

1 Expression of grief (11) 2 Bed (3) 3 Shade (3) 5 Alloy (5) 6 Deteriorated (11) 8 Large shrub (4) 10 Declare (3) 13 Vigour (3) 14 Signal assent (3) 16 In front (5) 17 Consumes (4) 18 Implore (3) 21 Suitable (3) 22 Uncooked (3) Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror