Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Possibly arming at the

border (6)

4 Notice location (4)

7 Employer’s new ruse (4)

8 Maroon beach (6)

9 Pleasant French resort (4) 10 Get a new entrance (4)

12 Charge novice to touch (4) 14 School nowadays is

gloomy (3)

16 Flowers in sleigh (3)

17 Reveal small question

word (4)

20 Pale sort of request (4)

23 Manage firm exercise (4) 24 Reserved object, to a

point (6)

25 Feeble sort of meal (4)

26 Parking behind river that’s

bottomless (4)

27 Extend drapes out (6)

DOWN

1 Commiserated with

skinflint (5)

2 Unusual not to be well

done (4)

3 Uncovered with force of

elbow (5)

4 Posted nets off (4)

5 Sprite upset cleric (6)

6 Time to tear into

fashion (5)

11 Voice changes a lot (4)

13 Another language in

another sentence (4)

15 Wave during trip, please (6)

16 Decorated with alcohol? (5) 18 Terrible place in the shade,

perhaps (5)

19 Pace rated incorrectly (5) 21 Field takes pressure in spring (4)

Consider a source of inspiration (4)

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Quick clues

ACROSS

DOWN

1 Edge (6) 4 Blemish (4)

7 Consumer (4) 8 Abandon (6)

9 Agreeable (4) 10 Portal (4)

12 Sense (4) 14 Miserable (3) 16 Garland (3)

17 Display (4) 20 Entreaty (4) 23 Deal successfully

with (4) 24 Sedate (6) 25 Hobbling (4) 26 Profound (4) 27 Scatter (6)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror 1 Mean

person (5)

2 Seldom seen (4)

3 Shove (5)

4 Broadcast (4)

5 Clergyman (6)

6 Fad (5)

11 Singing

voice (4)

13 Gaelic (4)

15 Small wave (6)

16 Fastened (5)

18 Greek

underworld (5) 19 Step (5)

21 Jump (4)

22 Ponder (4)

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