Two-speed coffeebreak QUICK CLUES

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

Rod and Sid turned out to be unsavoury (6)

4 Last order for sailor (4)

7 Scan a red construction (4)

8 Take offence at harness (6)

9 Element of victory? (4)

10 A number on a river (4)

12 Feeble sort of meal (4)

14 She’s a climber (3)

16 Het up about part of phrase (3) 17 Tardy ordering tale (4)

20 Woman has time

for ingredient (4)

23 Muse about creatures (4)

24 Mourn mental decline (6)

25 Excellent game is played (4)

26 Action that works both ways (4) 27 Can see improvement

in meeting (6)

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Bores about not being drunk (5) Liar forced to complain (4) Imagine being badly armed (5) Reportedly start race for ingredient (4) A professor is a handsome youngster (6)

Trifle with attorney before midnight (5)

Invested with underwear (4) Sailor finds the French skilful (4) Continue summary (6)

Time to tear into fashion (5) Finally doesn’t finish a book (5) Illuminated concerning quantity (5) Employed

American journalist (4)

22 Incline to be thin (4)

Solutions in next week’s

Sunday Mirror

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ACROSS

Sleazy (6) Seasoning (4) Peruse (4)

Horse’s headgear (6) Precious metal (4)

10 English river (4) 12 Crippled (4)

14 Climbing plant (3) 16 Definite article (3) 17 Overdue (4)

20 Animal fat (4)

23 Flightless birds (4) 24 Regret (6)

25 Wonderful (4)

26 Document (4)

27 Spiritualist’s

meeting (6) 1 4 7 8

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Rational (5)

Track (4)

Reverie (5)

School pudding (4) Beautiful youth of

Greek myth (6) Now (5) Undergarment (4) Competent (4) Carry on (6)

Fad (5)

Volume of maps (5)

Liquid measure (5)

21 Second-hand (4) 22 Slender (4) 1 2 3 4

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