Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Frenchman meeting bringer

of luck (6)

4 Unexciting meat recipe (4)

7 Real sort of aristocrat (4)

8 Possibly resign as a

musician (6)

9 Sailor finds the French

competent (4)

10 Similar arrangement as

yours truly (4)

12 Regarded as part of the

play, say (4)

14 Rubbish in grotto (3)

16 Container for key at

home (3)

17 Dish gone west (4)

20 Row about rite (4)

23 Mix in prison (4)

24 Creature found in group (6) 25 Swimmer gets complaint (4) 26 Mine changed in manner (4) 27 Holiday involving a steer (6)

DOWN

1 Artisan’s mother and

child (5)

2 Posted nets off (4)

3 Reticent about trees (5)

4 The first to knock

transport (4)

5 Name for a watch chain (6) 6 It happened in the

Seventies (5)

11 Queen seen in banner (4)

13 Language in another

sentence (4)

15 Tempt hospital department

with diamonds (6)

16 Note some new cleaning

implement (5)

18 Nonsense food (5)

19 Croat turned performer (5) 21 Land in terrible rain (4)

22 Incentive to have money (4)

Quick clues ACROSS

DOWN

1 Lucky charm (6) 1 Stone-worker (5) 4 Domesticated (4) 2 Broadcast (4)

7 Nobleman (4) 3 Curt (5)

8 Vocalist (6) 4 Public vehicle (4) 9 Skilful (4) 5 Man’s name (6) 10 Identical (4) 6 Occurrence (5)

12 Spotted (4) 11 Woman’s

14 Decay (3) name (4)

16 Receptacle (3) 13 Gaelic (4)

17 Casserole (4) 15 Lure (6)

20 Layer (4) 16 Broom (5)

23 Move (4) 18 Type of offal (5) 24 Creepy-crawly (6) 19 Thespian (5)

25 Food fish (4) 21 M East

26 Demeanour (4) country (4)

27 Religious festival (6) 22 European coin (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror