Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
Cryptic clues ACROSS
1 Walked at speed with
daughter (5)
5 Entrance has new
sponsor (5)
9 Faced with expert (3) 10 Mention old tree (5) 11 Animal is endlessly
cunning (5)
12 Irritate former spouse with victory first (3)
13 Supporter of
golf? (3)
14 Are back for a long
time (3)
16 Healthy colour in
Istanbul (3)
18 Following, not starting to be troubling (6)
21 Left university students at quiet time (4)
23 Employer’s new
ruse (4)
26 Memorised antler
formation (6)
29 Wants to include
creature (3)
31 Talented with a
drink (3)
32 Knock a style of
music (3)
34 Rubbish in grotto (3) 36 A vine turned
green (5)
37 Moving near a
venue (5)
38 Attach a secret
code (3)
39 Panes smashed by
tree (5)
40 City guides, say (5)
DOWN
1 Petals change
colour (6)
2 Pain of
bachelordom (4)
3 Church has genuine
breakfast (6)
4 Peg owed solution to
trainee (5)
5 Note tsar has a
sofa (5)
6 Honest about
quantity (3)
7 Following from main
exterior (4)
8 Destroy bear,
removing head (4) 15 Competitor has viral
problem (5)
Quick clues ACROSS
17 Wonder in drawer (3)
19 Sick of pillaging (3)
20 German has a French
weapon (3) 1 Strode (5)
22 Run off to get 5 Benefactor (5)
receptacle (3) 9 Playing card (3) 24 Priest upset band (6) 10 Give a view (5)
25 Matures and rents 11 Small mammal (5)
space inside (6) 12 Annoy (3)
27 Consumed by school, 13 Golf ball prop (3) say (5)
14 Age (3)
28 Learn layout of an 16 Brown (3) organ (5)
Afflicting (6)
29 Part of the Near 18
East (4) 21 Calm interval (4) 30 Catch wrong part (4) 23 Consumer (4)
33 Keen sort of diva (4) 26 Gained
knowledge (6)
35 Bored with raw material (3) 29 Insect (3)
31 Beer (3)
32 Sharp blow (3)
34 Decay (3)
36 Inexperienced (5) 37 Amphitheatre (5) 38 Metal fastener (3) 39 Poplar (5)
40 Yorkshire city (5)
DOWN
1 Soft shade (6)
2 Yearn (4)
3 Type of crop (6)
4 Wooden rod (5)
5 Couch (5)
6 Number (3)
7 Subsequent (4)
8 Spoil (4)
15 Opponent (5)
17 Amazement (3) 19 Unwell (3)
20 Firearm (3)
22 Vase (3)
24 Line (6)
25 Grows and becomes edible (6)
27 Devoured (5)
28 Of the kidneys (5) 29 Region (4)
30 Snare (4)
33 Enthusiastic (4) 35 Mineral (3)