Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 The first cause for crime (7) 7 Terse about circle having two speakers (6) 8 Losing coordination with European drink (4,3) 9 Flutes surround another instrument (4) 11 Blessed with not as much (4)

12 Beer around a coat (5) 15 Ties up venue (4) 16 Woman in view? (4) 17 Drama involving a rope (5) 18 Lazy-sounding hero (4) 19 A study of port (4) 21 Love Italian church (7) 22 Shabby sort of dagger (6) 23 Removes notes on steel production (7)

DOWN

1 New arts supremo (4) 2 Empty rental in deep trouble (7)

3 Tries out cricket matches (5) 4 Part of the play? (4) 5 Lead wayward assistant to city (8) 6 Sonnet performed by groups (6)

10 Mean ruse, changing computing alias (8) 11 Slippery around rim (3) 13 I shout, taking on olden days (4,3) 14 Nothing found in Manila (3)

15 Flew to get sabre, say (6) 18 Impressions moved aside (5)

19 Race around some land (4) 20 Prudence gets

discourteous (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Betrayal of one’s country (7) 7 Hi-fi (6) 8 Liqueur (4,3) 9 Minstrel’s instrument (4) 11 Smaller amount (4) 12 Emulsion (5) 15 Location (4) 16 Flower (4)

17 Art form (5) 18 Object of worship (4) 19 Yemeni city (4) 21 Love story (7) 22 Tattered (6) 23 Crosses out (7)

DOWN

1 Russian ruler (4) 2 Exhaust (7) 3 Examines (5) 4 Character (4) 5 Australian city (8) 6 Nine-piece ensembles (6) 10 Online identification (8) 11 Facial feature (3) 13 Early period (4,3) 14 Zero (3) 15 Glided (6) 18 Notions (5) 19 Unit of area (4) 20 Impolite (4)