Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Evidence of alcohol (5) 5 Leads off to glens (5) 9 Slippery around rim (3) 10 Chosen the Spanish tie design (5) 11 Representative Austrian fellow (5) 12 One writer’s novel (3) 13 Grandmother’s bread, say (3) 14 Are back for a long time (3) 16 Confused a year with a shorter time (3) 18 Last to finish by river (6) 21 Rite using flag (4) 23 Gasp terribly at holes (4) 26 Most remorseful about shaking (6) 29 Edge of the material (3) 31 Refusal to include land (1,1,1) 32 Ruin in Denmark (3) 34 Charming around branch (3) 36 Stupid pub has a point (5) 37 Show Northern spirit (5) 38 Nod back at academic (3) 39 Sordid as an ovule? (5) 40 Crosses to get small pots (5) DOWN 1 Surface temperature on Mars, say (6) 2 Brigade’s capital (4) 3 Cricketer useful in the kitchen (6) 4 Reportedly doomed to be honoured (5) 5 Drain away money (5) 6 Devoured more than seven, say (3) 7 Crude sort of weld (4) 8 Remain and support (4) 15 Nurse translating letters (5) 17 Pam struggled in some current (3) 19 Catch in one trap (3) 20 The golfer’s conceit (3) 22 Juicer contains something cold (3) 24 A drama about some ships (6) 25 Rinses out warning devices (6) 27 Strange, my game (5) 28 Man is laying out biggest cable (5) 29 This generated successes (4) 30 Produced servant, we hear (4) 33 Soon get a French veto (4) 35 Shade of credibility (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Verification (5) 5 Valleys (5) 9 Facial feature (3) 10 Exclusive (5) 11 Broker (5) 12 Fresh (3) 13 Granny? (3) 14 Age (3) 16 Period of time (3) 18 Survive (6) 21 Weary (4) 23 Openings (4) 26 Quake (6) 29 Border (3) 31 America (1,1,1) 32 Spoil (3) 34 Limb (3) 36 Senseless (5) 37 Devil (5) 38 Professor (3) 39 Shabby (5) 40 Durations (5)

DOWN

1 Celestial body (6) 2 Latvian city (4) 3 First batsman (6) 4 Celebrated (5) 5 Currency unit (5) 6 Consumed (3) 7 Suggestive (4) 8 Keep (4) 15 Ancient symbols (5) 17 Electrical unit (3) 19 Mesh (3) 20 Self-image (3) 22 Frozen water (3) 24 Fleet (6) 25 Temptresses (6) 27 Card game (5) 28 Principal pipes (5) 29 Punches (4) 30 Manufactured (4) 33 Presently (4) 35 Colour (3)