Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
Cryptic clues
ACROSS 1 Sets posse off (5)
5 Gather at sporting
event (5)
9 Is more than one? (3) 10 Sounds correct to
correspond (5)
11 Huge order for
lager (5)
12 Beastly medic? (3)
13 Talented with
drink (3)
14 Copy from
tapestry (3)
16 Notice a character,
say (3)
18 Mother’s
character? (6)
21 Always in same
version (4)
23 New arsenal contains
conflicts (4)
26 Sample new
treats (6)
29 Plead for three
keys (3)
31 Lose argument
about Baltic (3)
32 Scared to take
transport (3)
34 Rubbish in grotto (3) 36 Location of fish, we
hear (5)
37 Moving near a
venue (5)
38 Holding racket
inside (3)
39 Log forming
brace (5)
40 Origins of
Wimbledon favourites (5)
DOWN
1 Friend adjusted tea
to taste (6)
2 Spoken of
morality (4)
3 Loser energetically
gets calm (6)
4 We sat around – hard
work (5)
5 Arrive rapidly around
stream (5)
6 Bit more than seven,
say (3)
7 Allows to hire
school (4)
8 You will be heard at
Christmas (4)
15 Super design for
bag (5)
17 Bit of corn found in
pear (3) 19 Partner’s painting (3) 20 Fewer around
animal (3)
22 Compete with
luvvies (3)
24 First character raced around some shops (6)
25 Rinse out small
warning devices (6) 27 Stare wildly at
flower (5)
28 Pasta turned out to
be Spanish food (5) 29 Reportedly obstruct
some countries (4) 30 Snatch torn garb (4) 33 Sharp as a group of
detectives (4)
35 Raw material from
forest (3)
Quick clues
ACROSS
1 Sits (5)
5 Motor race (5) 9 Plural of is (3) 10 Compose (5)
11 Big (5)
12 Animal doctor (3) 13 Beer (3)
14 Mimic (3)
16 Spot (3) 18 Character (6) 21 Constantly (4) 23 Conflicts (4) 26 Sample (6) 29 Implore (3)
31 Body of water (3) 32 Vehicle (3)
34 Decay (3)
36 Set down (5) 37 Amphitheatre (5) 38 Noise (3)
39 Tree trunk (5) 40 Plant ovules (5) DOWN 1 Roof of the mouth (6)
2 Verbal (4)
3 Peaceful (6) 4 Perspire (5) 5 Stream (5) 6 Consumed (3) 7 Rents out (4) 8 Christmas (4) 15 Wallet (5)
17 Listening organ (3) 19 Craft (3)
20 Female sheep (3) 22 Contend (3) 24 Covered street (6) 25 Temptresses (6) 27 Flower (5)
28 Spanish dishes (5) 29 Group of states (4) 30 Seize (4)
33 Corrosive liquid (4) 35 Mineral (3)