Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Called after parking accident (5) 5 Shrink as key wore out (5) 9 A great deal of flotsam (3)
10 Gas round region (5) 11 Change shape later (5)
12 More polite with salesman (3) 13 Supporter of green sport? (3) 14 Lose argument about the
Baltic, say (3) 16 Started with sailor (3)
18 Irritate with hypodermic (6) 21 Thus get attorney drink (4)
23 God of the roster (4) 26 Register for a large drink (6) 29 Charge three notes (3) 31 Roused about employment (3) 32 Teacher back in prison (3)
34 Rushed out of France (3)
36 All characters next to river that’s blue (5) 37 Pears used as a weapon (5)
38 Creature of romance (3) 39 Terse about oaks, say (5)
40 Reportedly noticed setting (5)
DOWN
1 Staple shape for dishes (6)
2 Part of the play? (4)
3 Visit a race to conclusion (6) 4 German cultivates rose bush (5)
5 Carol fashioned type of jewellery (5) 6 Honest about quantity (3)
7 Wife upset pet and broke down (4)
8 Bring up the back (4)
15 Hedge set around borders (5) 17 Bother at a party (3)
19 Devour in single attempt (3)
20 Swimmer feeling
around (3)
22 Verse from
Roderick (3)
24 Continue CV (6) 25 Calm queen seen running round (6)
27 Nurse translating letters (5)
28 Tolerates
animals (5)
29 Don’t eat
quickly (4)
30 Language in another sentence (4) 33 Land in terrible rain (4)
35 Copy of tapestry (3) Solutions in Monday’s
Irish Mirror
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Collision (5)
5 Cringe (5)
9 Auction item (3)
10 Form of oxygen (5) 11 Transform (5)
12 Agent (3)
13 Golf peg (3)
14 Body of water (3) 16 Pitch (3)
18 Bodkin (6)
21 Sparkling water (4) 23 Greek deity (4)
26 Boy soprano (6)
29 Payment (3)
31 Exploit (3)
32 Term of respect (3) 34 Sprinted (3)
36 Shade of blue (5) 37 Javelin (5)
38 Male (3)
39 Forest plants (5) 40 Play section (5)
DOWN
1 Crockery items (6) 2 Character (4)
3 Be present (6)
4 Prickly shrub (5)
5 Reef material (5)
6 Number (3)
7 Cried (4)
8 Posterior (4)
15 Margins (5)
17 Fuss (3)
19 Consume (3)
20 Long fish (3)
22 Poem (3)
24 Carry on (6)
25 Peaceful (6)
27 Ancient symbols (5) 28 Ursine mammals (5)
29 Quick (4)
30 Gaelic (4)
33 Middle Eastern country (4)
Primate (3) 35