Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Time to jump (6)

4 Put money on wearing large strap (4)

7 Genuine sort of earl (4)

8 Article cared about shops (6)

9 Last order for sailor (4)

10 Point a set out (4)

12 Inclination to be corrupt (4) 14 One worked for a long time (3)

16 Pressure to get a French joke (3)

17 Revel or upset politician (4) 20 Opus made out of consomme, perhaps (4)

23 Slide for small child (4)

24 Set tea out in the grounds (6)

25 It’s expensive, darling (4)

26 Organise sale of drinks (4) 27 Emphasise dialect (6)

DOWN

1 Second instrument is out of tune (5)

2 People’s event (4)

3 A shade naive (5)

4 Register a fish (4)

5 Happy to be told not to start (6)

6 Giant bird article (5)

11 Tiny part of a cat (4)

13 Cure using natural linen (4) 15 Locked up trendy team (6) 16 Tapas turns out to be Italian food (5)

18 Drama involving a rope (5) 19 Teach corrupt swindle (5)

21 Does translate some verse (4)

22 Late ordering story (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror Quick clues ACROSS DOWN

1 Season (6) 4 Leather waist band (4) 7 Authentic (4) 8 Covered shopping street (6) 9 Seasoning (4) 10 Compass direction (4) 12 Crooked (4) 14 Age (3) 16 Play on words (3) 17 Cavort (4) 20 Broth (4) 23 Slip (4) 24 Landed property (6) 25 Precious (4) 26 Beers (4) 27 Stress (6)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror 1 Acute (5)

2 Contest (4)

3 Colour (5)

4 Singing voice (4)

5 Delighted (6)

6 Mythical figure (5)

11 Particle (4)

13 Greyish-yellow (4) 15 Within (6)

16 Spaghetti, eg (5) 18 Art form (5)

19 Play dishonestly (5)

21 Poems (4)

22 Fable (4)