Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Locks small shacks (5) 5 Plums sadly in collapse (5) 9 Tin from Tuscany (3) 10 Rosie damaged tree (5) 11 Strange to send a line (5) 12 Free oneself of pride at heart (3) 13 Rubbish in grotto (3) 14 Copy of tapestry (3) 16 Run off to get receptacle (3) 18 Darren is off on a mission (6) 21 He’s in a whirl (4) 23 Press club (4) 26 Come out east and join (6) 29 Appearing to have food (3) 31 Is more than one? (3) 32 Reduce copper on time (3) 34 Father left as a friend (3) 36 Bishop to lease part of capital (5) 37 Scandinavian food (5) 38 Nothing found in Manila (3) 39 Terse about oaks, say (5) 40 Overdue, having time for coffee (5) DOWN 1 Mark, at church, is seldom seen (6) 2 Laugh about a large ring (4) 3 Joined the team (6) 4 Arson solved by sound detection (5) 5 Rinse out warning device (5) 6 Eli fell over flowers (3) 7 Our Duncan’s tongue (4) 8 Father, at home, is a nuisance (4) 15 Daily pressure to copy and run (5) 17 City of priority (3) 19 Very excited about whiskey (3) 20 Enjoy some archaeology (3) 22 Owing to condensation, say (3) 24 Modern centre design (6) 25 Irritate at the plant (6) 27 Chaps have meals out (5) 28 Film about British revolutionary (5) 29 Stop sending letters (4) 30 Collapsed around part of church (4) 33 Part of community (4) 35 Wonder inside drawer (3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Closes (5) 5 Fall heavily (5) 9 Container (3) 10 Willow (5) 11 Extraterrestrial (5) 12 Purge (3) 13 Decay (3) 14 Primate (3) 16 Vase (3) 18 Chore (6) 21 Whirlpool (4) 23 Metal (4) 26 Appear (6) 29 Podded food (3) 31 Plural of is (3) 32 Sever (3) 34 Chum (3) 36 London borough (5) 37 Vegetable (5) 38 Zero (3) 39 Large shrubs (5) 40 Milky drink (5) DOWN 1 In short supply (6) 2 Saintly glow (4) 3 Merged (6) 4 Navigation aid (5) 5 Temptress (5) 6 Hawaiian garland (3) 7 Asian language (4) 8 Ache (4) 15 Writing material (5) 17 Brazilian city (3) 19 Grain (3) 20 Delve (3) 22 Expected (3) 24 Fresh (6) 25 Stinging weed (6) 27 Men (5) 28 Insurgent (5) 29 Mail (4) 30 Abbey recess (4) 33 Item (4) 35 Amazement (3)