Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Datum about

European aspect (5) 5 Birds on strings? (5) 9 Wander

out of terror (3)

10 Chap joins new church for this reason (5)

11 The riddle of the

kitchen? (5)

12 Swimmer feeling

around (3)

13 Rubbish

in statistics (3)

14 Very excited

about whiskey (3)

16 Secular place (3)

18 Last to work with doctor?

Not quite (6)

21 Manage to get

eastern symbol (4) 23 Peer in real

trouble (4)

26 Started new ode

with writer (6)

29 Youngster of

frugality (3)

31 Delighted

with name (3)

32 Nobel’s prize (1,1,1) 34 Silver on

a stove (3)

36 Heard note

from singer (5)

37 Moral dilemma for

food processor? (5) 38 Fired with fury (3) 39 Pasta turned out to be

Spanish food (5)

40 Relaxed and stopped, not having started (5)

DOWN

1 Fellow to steer

away? Rot (6)

2 Number from

Marianne (4)

3 Greek form

of trance (6)

4 Some heat from another machine (5)

5 Keen to run

small joints (5)

6 Juicer contains

something cold (3) 7 Distinguish from

constellation (4) 8 Remain

and support (4) 15 Sing unknown

poem by lake (5) 17 Fairy’s

manner (3)

19 Sign from

galleon (3)

20 Supporter

of golf? (3)

22 Refusal to

include land (1,1,1) 24 A professor is a handsome man (6)

25 Looked to shelter socialist (6)

27 Pleas about

rings (5)

28 Fool concerning explosive ingredient (5)

29 Midge has unexpected tang (4)

30 The French politician finds illumination (4) 33 Calibre is

a nuisance (4) 35 Leave

a resort (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Surface (5)

5 Flying toys (5)

9 Stray (3)

10 From here (5)

11 Colander (5)

12 Long fish (3)

13 Shabby articles (3) 14 Grain (3)

16 Set (a table) (3)

18 Nearly (6)

21 Magical

symbol (4)

23 Aristocrat (4)

26 Unwrapped (6)

29 Lass? (3)

31 Biblical priest (3) 32 Award (1,1,1)

34 Ottoman ruler (3) 36 Singing voice (5) 37 Tooth (5)

38 Wrath (3)

39 Spanish snacks (5) 40 Loosened (5)

DOWN

1 Decay (6)

2 Operatic song (4)

3 Mediterranean

islander (6)

4 Unit of heat (5)

5 Parts of the legs (5) 6 Frozen water (3)

7 Inform (4)

8 Sojourn (4)

15 Alpine warble (5)

17 Atmosphere (3)

19 Zodiac lion (3)

20 Golfing peg (3)

22 Utah’s country (1,1,1) 24 Beautiful youth (6) 25 Ogled (6)

27 Chimes (5)

28 Gunpowder

component (5)

29 Biting insect (4)

30 Light (4)

33 Drill (4)

35 Indian state (3)