Two-speed coffeebreak QUICK CLUES

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Quiet lift gets commendation (6) 4 Phase pets out (4)

7 Not far from one argument (4) 8 Creature found in group (6)

9 Don’t eat quickly (4)

10 Need to rearrange garden (4)

12 Flames are terribly rife (4)

14 Pass out of recollection (3)

16 Wonder in drawer (3)

17 Rule out bait (4)

20 Charge novice to touch (4)

23 Incentive for a horse? (4)

24 Transport favourite rug (6)

25 Total, say, or just part (4)

26 Fastens around necks (4)

27 Noise is unfortunate result (6)

DOWN

Previous cleric (5)

Collapsed around part of church (4)

Come in from barren terrain (5) Strongbox made of

South African iron (4)

Canter off in a daze (6)

Plate shaped like part of flower (5)

It’s expensive, darling (4)

Lied about being lazy (4)

Deny it’s rubbish (6)

Tessa returned something valuable (5)

Cruel sort of complaint (5) Illuminated concerning quantity (5)

21 God of the roses (4)

22 Show contempt for skewer (4)

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Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

ACROSS

1 Extol (6)

4 Stair (4)

7 Close (4)

8 Creepy-crawly (6) 9 Quick (4)

10 Paradise (4)

12 Conflagration (4) 14 Mountain pass (3) 16 Amazement (3) 17 Tempt (4)

20 Sense (4)

23 Stimulus (4)

24 Floor covering (6) 25 A few (4)

26 Binds (4)

27 Steal cattle (6)

DOWN

Clergyman (5) Church recess (4) Go in (5)

Secure (4) Hypnotic state (6) Flower part (5) Precious (4) Unoccupied (4) Disobey (6)

Thing of value (5) Painful affliction (5) Liquid measure (5)

21 Greek deity (4) 22 Roasting rod (4) 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 13 15 16 18

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