Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Look for rates review (5) 4 Small squad uses old power (5) 7 Wonder inside drawer (3) 9 Tough girl guide in French street with a penny (6) 11 Gesture to mix gins (4) 12 Catch in one trap (3) 13 Gets worried about soldiers a bit (7) 15 Flour transformed to a repast (7) 18 British and American transport (3) 19 Chin-wagging a bit (4) 20 Pay to get comfortable (6) 23 Nobel’s prize (1,1,1) 24 Famous as a piece of music? (5) 25 Bait used on king — fabric printing (5)

DOWN

1 Poor innings carried out at the plant (6,5) 2 Bragged about scrap (3) 3 Fewer around animal (3) 5 Former spouse to lie about banishment (5) 6 Time to get Kate’s new meal (6,5) 8 Border of hedges (4) 10 Procure from strange trader (3) 13 Woman from Esher (3) 14 Set broken leg (3) 16 Understood diplomacy outside Italy (5) 17 In total sobriety as well (4) 18 Be on time for wager (3) 21 Draw back from English bishops (3) 22 Drink of character, say (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Gape (at) (5) 4 Vapour (5) 7 Amazement (3) 9 Having an uneven surface (6) 11 Signal (4) 12 Mesh (3) 13 Portion (7) 15 Porridge ingredient (7) 18 Coach (3) 19 Unit of length (4) 20 Colonise (6) 23 Award (1,1,1) 24 Observed (5) 25 Wax-and-dye process (5)

DOWN

1 Scallion (6,5) 2 Piece of material (3) 3 Female sheep (3) 5 Banish (5) 6 Quick meat dish (6,5) 8 Margin (4) 10 Obtain (3) 13 Pronoun (3) 14 Solidify (3) 16 Implied (5) 17 Too (4) 18 Gamble (3) 21 Recede (3) 22 Cuppa (3)