Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Butter, say, ruining

drapes (6)

4 Ready to take a piece of

furniture (4)

7 Sharp as a group of

detectives (4)

8 Moving so near ground (6) 9 German terribly fit for the

present (4)

10 Incentive to have money (4)

12 Notice Dutch origin (4)

14 Low-flying bird (3)

16 Wonder in drawer (3)

17 The educator has to pay

attention (4)

20 God of both orders (4)

23 Day for fruit (4)

24 Groan about a fabric (6)

25 Girl in glasses (4)

26 Bound to change diet (4)

27 Set led astray by the most

senior (6)

DOWN

1 Different parts of a swimmer (5)

Scan a red construction (4) Routine to get caned, sadly (5)

Signal to sing out (4)

Boss rioted unexpectedly (6) Whole time alto was performing (5)

Border of hedges (4)

Repeat in the choir (4)

Pay to get comfortable (6) Check gold key and object (5)

Remove a seer, somehow (5)

19 Explosion is fun (5)

21 Top of the address (4)

22 Whole, say, or just part (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror 2

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Quick clues

ACROSS

DOWN

1 Scatter (6) 1 Small

4 Chair (4) fish (5)

7 Corrosive 2 Peruse (4)

substance (4) 3 Art form (5) 8 Cause (6) 4 Gesture (4)

9 Donation (4) 5 Newspaper 10 US coin (4) chief (6)

12 Plant ovule (4) 6 Sum (5)

14 Nocturnal 11 Margin (4) creature (3)

Resound (4) 16 Amazement (3) 13

17 Listen (4) 15 Colonise (6) 20 Norse deity (4) 16 Inspection of

accounts (5) 23 Appointment (4)

24 Type of material (6) 18 Rub out (5) 25 Young woman (4) 19 Eruption (5) 26 Attached (4) 21 Leader (4) 27 First-born (6) 22 A few (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror