Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Handle a nice surprise (5) 4 Officers’ money (5) 7 Talk of argon, say (3) 9 Sailor got posted, but not there (6) 11 Local fellow captured youngster (4)

12 A great deal of flotsam (3) 13 Mysterious as this clue? (7) 15 Always allow out a youngster (7)

18 Field of pleasure (3) 19 Last character, single, in area (4) 20 Withdraw from psychiatrist (6)

23 Get oysters with trifle (3) 24 Rinse out sap (5) 25 Heard note from singer (5)

DOWN

1 Pioneer to follow jacket (11) 2 Time of pageantry (3) 3 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) 5 Anticipate a delay, say (5) 6 Harmless firework for a felon (4-7)

8 Mix in prison (4)

10 It’s a new way to relax (3) 13 Scared to include transport (3)

14 The old time, nevertheless (3)

16 It’s in heaven, usually (5) 17 Point a set out (4) 18 Flowers in sleigh (3) 21 Stolen from both others (3)

22 Very excited about whiskey (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Deal with (5) 4 Alloy (5) 7 Type of element (3) 9 Missing (6) 11 Young cow (4) 12 Auction item (3) 13 Enigmatic (7) 15 Young hare (7) 18 Meadow (3) 19 Region (4) 20 Diminish (6) 23 Plaything (3) 24 Tree product (5) 25 Singing voice (5)

DOWN

1 Innovator (11) 2 Era (3) 3 Brown (3) 5 Expect (5) 6 Criminal (4-7) 8 Move (4) 10 Be seated (3) 13 Vehicle (3) 14 Still (3) 16 Planet (5) 17 Sunrise direction (4) 18 Garland (3) 21 Very warm (3) 22 Grain (3)

Solutions in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror