Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Listen out when quiet (6) 4 Showed contempt during

row (4)

7 The shape of cricket in

London? (4)

8 Factory has one plastic (6) 9 Terribly lame set of

courses (4)

10 Elderly get enclosed, but

not initially (4)

12 Love upsetting animal (4) 14 German has a French

weapon (3)

16 Excessively as well (3)

17 Eccentric message (4)

20 Honest old writer (4)

23 Maiden’s assistant (4)

24 Dispute what young lady

consumed (6)

25 Decorate with alcohol? (4) 26 Look for shelter on the

right (4)

27 Star ready for evening (6)

DOWN

1 Great purse design (5)

2 Left atmosphere at

home (4)

3 Whole time alto was

performing (5)

4 Identical, somehow, as yours

truly (4)

5 Promise to put pressure on

sill (6)

6 Working a lot with new

nail (5)

11 Rage about equipment (4) 13 Formerly cone-shaped (4)

15 Improvise some food (6)

16 Follow spoor (5)

18 Danes out of range (5)

19 Teach how to swindle (5)

21 Reap new healthy snack (4) 22 A great deal of service (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

DOWN

1 Noiseless (6) 1 Wonderful (5)

4 Quarrel (4) 2 Den (4)

7 Ellipse (4) 3 Sum (5)

8 Flexible (6) 4 Similar (4)

9 Repast (4) 5 Vow (6)

10 Old (4) 6 Claw (5)

12 Small mammal (4) 11 Cog (4)

14 Firearm (3) 13 On a single

16 Also (3) occasion (4)

17 Stiff paper (4) 15 Type of pasta (6) 20 Unwrap (4) 16 Track (5)

23 Attendant (4) 18 Mountain

24 Discussion (6) system (5)

25 Delicate material (4) 19 Play dishonestly (5) 26 Ogle (4) 21 Fruit (4)

27 Dusk (6) 22 Large amount (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror