Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Stomach has a medium range (5) 4 Understood diplomacy around Italian (5) 7 Rubbish in grotto (3) 9 Cricketer useful in the kitchen (6) 11 Throw cats out (4) 12 Singing with spirit (3) 13 Sleep rough around the empty part of church (7) 15 Lodge or church more appropriate (7) 18 Couple also heard (3) 19 Leave out of room itself (4) 20 A vice tallied (6) 23 Might have 31 days (3) 24 Reportedly posted perfume (5) 25 Chap gets dog, say, with

hesitation (5)

DOWN

1 Award makes fellow angry (6,5) 2 Run off to get receptacle (3) 3 Lowest digit? (3) 5 Constant inclination is a pain (5) 6 Champion assembled little horde (5-6) 8 Jog out of bistro, tipsily (4) 10 One worked for a long time (3) 13 It’s a new way to relax (3) 14 Wander out of terror (3) 16 Animated a veil badly (5) 17 Made off with dairy product (4) 18 Fasten nightie? Nowhere near! (3) 21 Making a point about a hole (3) 22 Very excited about whiskey (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Entire scope (5) 4 Implied (5) 7 Decay (3) 9 First batsman (6) 11 Group of actors (4) 12 Alcoholic spirit (3) 13 Spire (7) 15 Book section (7) 18 Number (3) 19 Neglect (4) 20 Concurred (6) 23 Month (3) 24 Smell (5) 25 Man’s name (5)

DOWN

1 Bravery medal (6,5) 2 Vase (3) 3 Digit (3) 5 Muscle pain (5) 6 Current champion (5-6) 8 Horse’s gait (4) 10 Era (3) 13 Take a pew! (3) 14 Stray (3) 16 Breathing (5) 17 Type of cheese (4) 18 Bind (3) 21 Opening (3) 22 Grain (3)