Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Wrong, so man whinges (5) 5 Argumentative sportsman? (5) 9 Also in candy (3) 10 Long to have caught Vera out (5) 11 School to manage, to an extent (5) 12 Advantaged with transport (3) 13 Number of intentions (3) 14 Originally called in zone engineer (3) 16 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) 18 Purpose of camping? (6) 21 Ploy sure to work (4) 23 Shared with mammal (4) 26 Composer sounds more correct (6) 29 Member of whole group (3) 31 Woman from Esher (3) 32 Encountered the police in London (3) 34 A turn previously (3) 36 A portal of stone (5) 37 Queued, having left to dine out (5) 38 Nod back at academic (3) 39 Reportedly watched part of play (5) 40 Animal from eastern country (5)

DOWN

1 Control new course of stream (6) 2 Formerly cone-shaped (4) 3 A professor is a handsome lad (6) 4 Reportedly posted perfume (5) 5 Enthuse to new bird (5) 6 Removal includes eggs (3) 7 Left newt out (4) 8 Endlessly regretting destruction (4) 15 Creepy European lake (5) 17 Fairy’s tune (3) 19 Fine Welsh novel (3) 20 Bothered about article (3) 22 Employment in houses (3) 24 A drama about some ships (6) 25 Stretch old nurse (6) 27 Sailing on her river (5) 28 Business rated incorrectly (5) 29 Blessed with not so much (4) 30 Break a leg in storm (4) 33 College of note, perhaps (4) 35 Singing with spirit (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Complains (5) 5 Oarsman (5) 9 Common word (3) 10 Yearn for (5) 11 Range (5) 12 Vehicle (3) 13 Decimal base (3) 14 Born (as) (3) 16 Brown (3) 18 Determined (6) 21 Stratagem (4) 23 Adult leveret (4) 26 Author (6) 29 Limb (3) 31 Pronoun (3) 32 Assembled (3) 34 In the past (3) 36 Banded gem (5) 37 Stripy (5) 38 Karate grade (3) 39 Setting (5) 40 Antelope (5)

DOWN

1 Teacher (6) 2 Just a single time (4) 3 Beautiful youth (6) 4 Trail (5) 5 Black bird (5) 6 Egg cells (3) 7 Departed (4) 8 Spoil (4) 15 Supernatural (5) 17 Manner (3) 19 Fresh (3) 20 Definite article (3) 22 Exploit (3) 24 Fleet (6) 25 Lengthen (6) 27 European river (5) 28 Deal (5) 29 Fewer (4) 30 Strong wind (4) 33 Public school (4) 35 Alcoholic drink (3)