Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Maroon beach (6)

4 Mark’s out of mascara (4)

7 Bring up the back (4)

8 Relish a tricky situation (6) 9 Inclination to design

pram (4)

10 Raid carried out without

water (4)

12 Total zero at sport (4)

14 Gladstone’s son (3)

16 I’m a moving target (3)

17 New mode of building (4) 20 Not good at needing

money (4)

23 Doctor sees work

decrease (4)

24 Harm barrier, with time (6) 25 Strongbox is unharmed (4) 26 Dance film (4)

27 Sound like a baby’s toy (6)

DOWN

1 Great — put us up before rep

stands (5)

2 People’s event (4)

3 Imagine being armed badly (5)

Maybe airs a dress (4) Gently hold bed (6)

Quick to knock with identification (5)

Wander in city, say (4) Loosen at a French party (4) Enforce one medium position (6)

Mathematical crawler? (5) Arrange by command (5) Article with yours truly as subject (5)

Ring friend to get a stone (4)

Sailor’s last resort (4) 4 5

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Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

Quick clues

ACROSS

DOWN

1 Abandon (6) 1 Wonderful (5) 4 Healed wound (4) 2 Contest (4)

7 Posterior (4) 3 Reverie (5)

8 Condiment (6)

4 Indian

9 Slope (4)

garb (4)

10 Dry (4)

12 Japanese 5 Crib (6)

wrestling (4) 6 Fast (5)

14 Boy (3) 11 Stroll (4)

16 Goal (3) 13 Reverse (4)

17 Curved structure (4) 15 Obtrude (6) 20 Impecunious (4) 16 Viper (5)

23 Fall (4)

18 Instruction (5) 24 Injury (6)

25 Secure (4) 19 Topic (5)

26 Stagger (4) 21 Gem (4)

27 Clatter (6) 22 Seasoning (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror