Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
Cryptic clues
ACROSS
1 Withdraw from psychiatrist (6) 4 His camera captured fraud (4) 7 A hut sadly in a state (4) 8 Stopped solving case with journalist (6) 9 Reportedly nailed sensitivity (4) 10 Hot place in Coventry (4) 12 Save broken receptacle (4) 14 Produce island broadcast (3) 16 The golfer’s conceit (3) 17 Unusual not to be well done (4) 20 Drinks ruined seat (4) 23 Drive pins round (4) 24 Earnings are mine, working with firm (6) 25 Poet depicting void (4) 26 Refuse to study unknown (4) 27 Once ran from French convert (6)
DOWN
1 Hit with small underwear (5) 2 Explore in capital, say (4) 3 Dusk improved with old glory (5) 4 Satisfy senate has no space (4) 5 Random opportunity (6) 6 Friends out of steam (5) 11 Ever-changing swerve (4) 13 Gold gives artist quality (4) 15 Behold, transformed into medication (6) 16 Relaxed and stopped, not having started (5) 18 Whisper to a team (5) 19 Creep off to get some food (5) 21 Coven vying with deadly sin (4) 22 Played pool or another game (4)
Quick clues
ACROSS
1 Diminish (6) 4 Dishonest scheme (4) 7 US state (4) 8 Desisted (6) 9 Diplomacy (4) 10 Kiln (4) 12 Urn (4) 14 Lettuce (3) 16 Self-image (3) 17 Seldom seen (4) 20 Beverages (4) 23 Rotate (4) 24 Salary (6) 25 Roman poet (4) 26 Repudiate (4) 27 Encipher (6)
DOWN
1 Undergarments (5) 2 Wander (4) 3 Prestige (5) 4 Fill to satisfaction (4) 5 Luck (6) 6 Pals (5) 11 Change direction (4) 13 Atmosphere (4) 15 Ointment (6) 16 Loosened (5) 18 Remark made to the audience (5) 19 Pancake (5) 21 Resentment (4) 22 Equine sport (4)