Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

3 Rate the new building (7) 7 Sent remit with British sound (6) 8 Appearance of a Republican opponent (7) 9 Prudence gets discourteous (4) 11 Friend working on ship (4) 12 Plants one after key performance (5) 15 Told off by fool (4) 16 Comfort ourselves with a journey (4) 17 Drove to old show (5) 18 Yearn to be extensive (4) 19 Forward in expertise (4) 21 Tiny mother got least (7) 22 Heard someone in a hurry in the country (6) 23 Alternate reel (7)

DOWN

1 Knock bust over (4) 2 Stone confused mere lad (7) 3 Business rated badly (5) 4 Present during the recording (4) 5 Tiara got damaged by incendiary (8) 6 I clear out a small cake (6) 10 Speaking wildly in gutter (8) 11 Doctor has old bovine sound (3) 13 Struggle to get prisoner on trial (7) 14 Draw a boat (3) 15 Madras recipe causes exciting events (6) 18 Rule out getting male animal (5) 19 Peru turned out to be spotless (4) 20 Ruined lead production (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

3 Playhouse (7) 7 Sound quality (6) 8 Entrance (7) 9 Impolite (4) 11 Pal (4) 12 Prickly plants (5) 15 Idiot (4) 16 Excursion (4) 17 Riding display (5) 18 Lengthy (4) 19 Saucy (4) 21 Smallest amount (7) 22 Transcontinental nation (6) 23 Lurch (7)

DOWN

1 Counterfoil (4) 2 Jewel (7) 3 Deal (5) 4 In this place (4) 5 Troublemaker (8) 6 Cream bun (6) 10 Stating (8) 11 Cow’s sound (3) 13 Competition (7) 14 Pull (3) 15 Plays (6) 18 Madagascan primate (5) 19 Unsullied (4) 20 Transaction (4)