Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues ACROSS
1 Helper to tolerate some acrobatics (9)
8 Respond concerning performance (5)
10 Mathematical crawler? (5)
12 Talk of argon, say (3)
13 Indignant, having to delve (3)
14 Got rid of a cross journalist (4)
15 Leave in the wilderness (6)
16 Isolated a section (5)
18 About bird being yellow (6)
20 Help make a wager (4)
22 Pleased with field (3)
23 Honest about quantity (3)
24 Disdain for small crop (5)
25 Sober guy gets thanks (5)
26 Left value at golf club (9)
DOWN
2 Nowadays have time for a proverb (5)
3 Dorothy’s full stops (4)
4 Retard movement of businessman (6)
5 Uncovered with force of elbow (5)
6 Send wide group of actors (9)
7 I trade tug out of appreciation (9)
9 Chap in vehicle is a corpse (7)
11 Remote daughter isn’t concealing volunteers (7)
15 He’s good at karate (3)
17 Food for vegetable enthusiast (6)
19 On one’s own, only in winding lane (5)
21 Defeat captures small animal (5)
23 City of Czechoslovakia (4)
Quick clues ACROSS
1 Gymnastic manoeuvre (9)
8 Answer (5)
10 Viper (5)
12 Type of element (3)
13 Burrow (3)
14 Terminated (4)
15 Abandon (6)
16 Separate (5)
18 Cowardly (6)
20 Aid in crime (4)
22 Meadow (3)
23 Number (3)
24 Derision (5)
25 Sedate (5)
26 Surrey golf club (9)
DOWN
2 Maxim (5)
3 Specks (4)
4 Dealer (6)
5 Shove (5)
6 Transmit (9)
7 Thankfulness (9)
9 Body (7)
11 Far (7)
15 Man’s name (3)
17 Edible kernel (6)
19 Unaccompanied (5)
21 Creature (5)
23 Norwegian capital (4)