Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Time to jump (6)

4 Study time of damage (4) 7 Bad conditions for artist at

home (4)

8 Complain to a flyer (6)

9 Massive vats are used (4) 10 Made off with Dutch

export (4)

12 Wonderful penalty (4)

14 Swimmer feeling about (3) 16 Prunes have to manage (3) 17 Everything unknown to

companion (4)

20 Wine producer in different

vein (4)

23 Look noble (4)

24 Guide straight (6)

25 Inform about gins (4)

26 Sent out traps (4)

27 Old, saucy professional (6)

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It’s sweet, darling (5) Highest form of architecture? (4)

Shade naive (5)

Avid sort of performer (4) Terribly mean to the Spanish — that’s hard (6) Whole time alto was performing (5)

Trade in lead, perhaps (4) Fresh air over northern land (4)

Lay out in underwear (6) Pier design, new and mature (5)

Left on side of shelf (5) Met to compose choral work (5)

Woman in view? (4)

Yield a plant ovule, say (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror

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Quick clues

ACROSS

DOWN

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19

1 Season (6) 1 Sucrose, eg (5)

4 Hollow (4) 2 House part (4)

7 Precipitation (4) 3 Colour (5)

8 Game bird (6) 4 Prima donna (4)

9 Huge (4) 5 Tooth covering (6) 10 Type of cheese (4) 6 Sum (5)

12 Sunny (4) 11 Transaction (4)

14 Fish type (3) 13 M East country (4) 16 Sprint (3) 15 Spend (6)

17 Friend (4) 16 Become ready to 20 Grape plant (4) eat (5)

23 Aristocrat (4) 18 Sill (5)

24 Navigate (6) 19 Religious

25 Croon (4) anthem (5)

26 Meshes (4) 21 Eye part (4)

27 Authority (6) 22 Surrender (4) Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror