TWO-SPEED COFFEEBREAK

ACROSS: 1 Barred, 4 Gain, 7 Read, 8 Strike, 9 Loot, 10 Span, 12 Case, 14 Ire, 16 Far, 17 Late, 20 Acer, 23 Ludo, 24 Manage, 25 Erse, 26 Hard, 27 Duress.

DOWN: 1 Basis, 2 Rare, 3 Dress, 4 Gala, 5 Adonis, 6 Nitre, 11 Pest, 13 Able, 15 Trader, 16 Filth, 18 Armed, 19 Tress, 21 Cord, 22 Fame.