Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Plot is involving a gun (6)

4 Loathe terrible heat (4)

7 Help make a wager (4)

8 Mathematician’s spell? (6)

9 Hare around like a bird (4) 10 German chap’s happiness (4)

12 Leaf-chewing insect (4)

14 Enthusiast from Brazil, say (3)

16 Father left as ally (3)

17 Winged creature on a string? (4)

20 Need to rearrange the garden (4)

23 Enthuse about Vera (4)

24 Noble time (6)

25 Deserve to move near (4) 26 Churlish about fling (4)

27 Holiday involving a steer (6)

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1 2 3 4

5 6

11 13

15 16

18 19 21 22

Glue to fix a step (5)

Total zero at sport (4)

Huge Elgar composition (5) Present during the recording (4)

Poles follow two articles to city (6)

Old performance was precise (5)

Ultimate use of salt (4) Slaked with a lot of water (4)

Catholic student, always smart (6)

Stop orchard including vestibule (5)

Stupid pub has a point (5) Croat turned performer (5) Trade in lead production (4) Figure it’s broken (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

Quick clues ACROSS DOWN

1 Firearm (6) 1 Fake

4 Detest (4) jewellery (5)

7 Aid in crime (4) 2 Japanese

8 Season (6) wrestling (4)

9 Flightless bird (4) 3 Expansive (5)

10 Merriment (4) 4 In this place (4) 12 Insect (4) 5 Greek capital (6) 14 Kernel (3) 6 Literal (5)

16 Friend (3) 11 Final (4)

17 Flying toy (4) 13 Tarn (4)

20 Paradise (4) 15 Brainy (6)

23 Rant (4) 16 Veranda (5)

24 Month (6) 18 Senseless (5)

25 Merit (4) 19 Thespian (5)

26 Throw (4) 21 Transaction (4) 27 Religious festival (6) 22 Statue (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

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