Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Doesn’t answer, just

overtakes (6)

4 Drive pins round (4)

7 Wickedness in the village (4) 8 Leave on London street (6) 9 Look for shelter on the

right (4)

10 Girl at a celebration (4)

12 Charge novice to touch (4) 14 The woman from Esher (3) 16 Level with Adam’s

partner (3)

17 Promise a victory to old

wife (4)

20 Wonderful penalty (4)

23 Equal with one couple (4) 24 Artist has supply of grapes

to gorge (6)

25 Yearn to be extensive (4)

26 Afterwards from both

ends (4)

27 Scope of old shelter (6)

DOWN

1 Finished with a type of

food (5)

2 Arrange by type (4)

3 Small border of grass (5)

4 Yet to remove second

shelf (4)

5 Put pressure on contract, if

you don’t mind (6)

6 Sister translating runes (5) 11 In total sobriety as well (4) 13 Melanie has style (4)

15 Sully notes on dossier (6) 16 Foreign national cross with

lumpy pate around (2-3)

18 Converged around

border (5)

19 Teach how to swindle (5) 21 Press club (4)

22 Complain audibly about

drink (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Elapses (6)

4 Turn (4)

7 Sinful (4)

8 Abandon (6)

9 Ogle (4)

10 Formal party (4)

12 Sense (4)

14 Pronoun (3)

16 Previous day (3)

17 Pledge (4)

20 Sunny (4)

23 Twosome (4)

24 Canyon (6)

25 Lengthy (4)

26 At that time (4) 27 Range (6)

DOWN

1 Italian staple (5)

2 Kind (4)

3 Type of plant (5)

4 Ledge (4)

5 Gratify (6)

6 Health worker (5) 11 Too (4)

13 Dash (4)

15 Degrade (6)

16 Émigré (2-3)

18 Brink (5)

19 Play

dishonestly (5)

21 Element (4)

22 Alcoholic tipple (4)