Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
Quiet at back of tunnel (5) Grumpy at the empty pen (5) Pressure on soldier to return swine (3) Sluggish at interchange? (5) Clever nowadays at pet management (5) Might have 31 days (3)
Study of cadences (3) Clapped around course (3) Wander out of terror (3)
Most remorseful about shaking (6) Thus repeatedly mediocre (2-2) Copies of tapestry (4) Expand new detail (6)
29 Supporter of sport? (3)
Catch in one trap (3)
Ready for collection (3)
34 Rubbish in grotto (3) Finished on time, that’s obvious (5) Grow small source of water (5)
38 Lowest digit? (3) 39 Guide a
bullock (5)
40 Pleased with
charter (5) Solutions in Monday’s Irish Daily Mirror
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DOWN
Implements in a suit (6) Conceal the skin (4) Representatives are a convenience (6) Let it alter heading (5)
Time for some music (5)
Are back for a long time (3) School yet to deal with inflammation (4) Very early, having time (4) Enough to have beer with politician (5) About to have nothing but caviar (3) He’s on the staff (3)
20 Traitor within
fraternity (3)
22 Verse from
Roderick (3)
24 A steep change
in old money (6) 25 Couch test fail in eastern England (6)
Bury in hinterlands (5) 28 A charge to see ring-shaped island (5)
29 Throw sots
out (4)
30 Language in another sentence (4)
God of the roses (4)
Now employees have to be obliged (3)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 17 19 27 33 35 QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Handle (5)
5 Bad-tempered (5) 9 Farm animal (3) 10 Immobile (5)
11 Skilful (5)
12 Month (3)
13 Lair (3)
14 Circuit (3)
16 Stray (3)
18 Quake (6)
21 Average (2-2)
23 Primates (4)
26 Widen (6)
29 Golf peg (3)
31 Mesh (3)
32 Solidify (3)
34 Decay (3)
36 Observable (5)
37 Inflate (5)
38 Digit (3)
39 Navigate (5)
40 Hire (5)
DOWN
1 Card suit (6)
2 Secrete (4)
3 Brokers (6)
4 Name (5)
5 Musical speed (5) 6 Age (3)
7 Eye infection (4) 8 Period of time (4) 15 Sufficient (5)
17 Fish eggs (3)
19 Stick (3)
20 Rodent (3)
22 Poem (3)
24 Former currency unit (6)
25 Sofa (6)
27 Bury (5)
28 Coral reef (5)
29 Chuck (4)
30 Gaelic (4)
33 Greek deity (4) 35 Be indebted to (3)