Two-speed coffeebreak

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

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Count as substance (6)

4 Husband painting a

deer (4)

7 College of note, possibly (4) 8 Seafood for short

person (6)

9 Move in prison (4)

10 Always in same version (4) 12 Love to upset animal (4)

14 Spinning round pub (3)

16 A turn previously (3)

17 Appealing to reduce

energy (4)

20 Honest old writer (4)

23 Choose to veto plan (4)

24 Stop getting resistance to

fold (6)

25 Aristocrat in real trouble (4) 26 Youngsters left terribly

sad (4)

27 Range of former shelter (6)

DOWN

1 Artisan’s mother and

child (5)

2 Started with quiche (4)

3 Drive back to see film about

parking (5)

4 Stockings and shoe

ensemble (4)

5 Martin travelled the

county (6)

6 Spin around one city (5)

11 Air of invention (4)

13 Formerly in concert (4)

15 Sacked Toledo,

unfortunately (6)

16 Block from pagan village (5) 18 Relation is almost vague (5) 19 Case from Manchester (5) 21 Appeased with food (4)

22 Reportedly celebrate

destiny (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror Quick clues ACROSS

DOWN

1 Stuff (6) 4 Male deer (4) 7 Public school (4) 8 Crustacean (6) 9 Mix (4) 10 Constantly (4) 12 Rodent (4) 14 Tavern (3) 16 In the past (3) 17 Lovely (4) 20 Unwrap (4) 23 Elect (4) 24 Wrinkle (6) 25 Nobleman (4) 26 Boys (4) 27 Scope (6)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror 1 Stoneworker (5) 2 Flan (4)

3 Disgust (5)

4 Garden

implement (4)

5 N Irish county (6) 6 Italian city (5)

11 Opening (4)

13 On one

occasion (4)

15 Plundered (6)

16 Smith’s block (5) 18 Male relative (5) 19 Trunk (5)

21 Vegetables (4) 22 Doom (4)