Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Reportedly film channel (5) 5 Fairy left in danger (5) 9 Brigade’s gear (3) 10 Permission to go (5) 11 Nowadays have time for proverb (5)

12 Lose argument about the

Baltic, say (3) 13 Study of cadences (3) 14 Whip pet (3) 16 Permit to hire (3)

18 Hesitate to hit red construction (6) 21 Made off with cheese (4) 23 Soar off using paddles (4)

26 Puts pressure on fasteners (6)

29 Pam struggled in some current (3) 31 Bother at a party (3) 32 Started with sailor (3)

34 Wooden record (3)

36 Spray rust treated with phosphorus (5) 37 Finished on time, that’s obvious (5)

38 Fasten round the neck (3) 39 Instrument to fix stair (5)

40 Changed dates

and role (5) DOWN 1 Delicately hold bed (6) 2 Conceal the skin (4)

3 Doug and Adrian have land (6) 4 Choose from selection (5) 5 Glue to fix a step (5)

6 Level with first woman (3) 7 Authentic sort of earl (4)

8 Tool exchanged for money (4) 15 A dean is leading (5) 17 Hearsay about organ (3) 19 One politician is a scamp (3) 20 About to have nothing but deer (3)

22 Mad about obstacle (3) 24 Sharp statue design (6) 25 Organised kind journalist (6) 27 Large order for drink (5) 28 Scots upset by prices (5) 29 Targets, as

I’m moving (4) 30 Scheme to get some land (4) 33 Number from Marianne (4) 35 Removal includes eggs (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Water slide (5) 5 Jeopardy (5) 9 Equipment (3) 10 Depart (5)

11 Maxim (5)

12 Body of water (3) 13 Lair (3)

14 Feline mammal (3) 16 Allow (3)

18 Falter (6)

21 Type of cheese (4) 23 Sculls (4) 26 Locations (6)

29 Unit of current (3) 31 Fuss (3)

32 Pitch (3)

34 Caber (3)

36 Gush (5) 37 Observable (5) 38 Bind (3)

39 Indian ‘guitar’ (5) 40 Lieu (5) DOWN 1 Crib (6)

2 Secrete (4)

3 African country (6) 4 Vote (5)

5 Fake jewellery (5) 6 Previous day (3) 7 Genuine (4) 8 Plunder (4)

15 In front (5) 17 Listening organ (3)

19 Rascal (3)

20 Caviar (3)

22 Barrier (3) 24 Perceptive (6) 25 Arranged (6)

27 Beer (5)

28 Expenses (5)

29 Goals (4) 30 Conspiracy (4) 33 Operatic song (4) 35 Egg cells (3)

Solutions in Monday’s Irish Daily Mirror