Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 I step out onto slope (5) 5 Reward note on responsibility (5) 9 Consumed over seven, say (3) 10 Principalsounding state (5) 11 Clean vegetation (5) 12 Originally called in one engineer (3) 13 Definitely an article (3) 14 Encourage farm produce (3) 16 Confused a year with less time (3) 18 Ran back to argue, being biased (6) 21 Dance film (4) 23 Changes as to fodder (4) 26 Young animal has favourite toy (6) 29 Leaving during coffee (3) 31 For each experience has it (3) 32 Started with a sailor (3) 34 Animal in glasses (3) 36 Chosen the Spanish tie design (5) 37 Rushes to get water plants (5) 38 About to get round deer (3) 39 Weather affected steel (5) 40 Stops mess developing with time (5)

DOWN

1 Cleric finished with gold (6) 2 Witches’ irritation (4) 3 Seen working to get queen calm (6) 4 It’s hot at the end of three months (5) 5 Climbing out with game (5) 6 Honest about quantity (3) 7 One editor’s necessity (4) 8 Remain and support (4) 15 Old king gives primate some food (5) 17 Partner’s painting (3) 19 A record peak (3) 20 You and I have nothing but sadness (3) 22 Feel fine about fairy (3) 24 A trite form of costume (6) 25 Peers out on small binges (6) 27 Disturb informed group (5) 28 Reporters insist (5) 29 Work into soup recipe (4) 30 Ticket price sounds reasonable (4) 33 Tiny part of a cat (4) 35 Regard for diocese (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Ski run (5) 5 Extra payment (5) 9 Consumed (3) 10 US state (5) 11 Wash (5) 12 Born (3) 13 Common word (3) 14 Ovum (3) 16 Period of time (3) 18 Slender (6) 21 Spool (4) 23 Grain (4) 26 Stringed doll (6) 29 Rotten (3) 31 For every (3) 32 Pitch (3) 34 Donkey (3) 36 Exclusive (5) 37 Oboe parts (5) 38 Fish eggs (3) 39 Semi-frozen rain (5) 40 Stalks (5)

DOWN

1 Clergyman (6) 2 Prickle (4) 3 Peaceful (6) 4 Glowing coal (5) 5 Game of chance (5) 6 Number (3) 7 Require (4) 8 Keep (4) 15 Fruit (5) 17 Craft (3) 19 Mountain (3) 20 Misery (3) 22 Supernatural being (3) 24 Dress (6) 25 Buying sessions (6) 27 Make unhappy (5) 28 Squeeze (5) 29 Artistic work (4) 30 Paying passenger (4) 33 Particle (4) 35 Observe (3)