Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

Thanks for every candle (5) Summons sheets (5)

Are back for a long time (3) Former spouse to lie about banishment (5) Trim back on hard humour (5) Permit to hire (3) Same level within department (3) Bother at a party (3)

School nowadays is gloomy (3) Circles gold pieces (6) Rubbish on a list (4)

23 Lollies of

nice size (4)

26 Afterwards to church, as a consequence (6)

29 Nobel’s prize (1,1,1)

31 Raw material

from forest (3)

32 About to have nothing but eggs (3)

34 Drama about

sheep (3)

36 Moving near

a venue (5)

37 Guide a bullock (5)

38 Perform

in Clacton (3)

39 Terse about

oaks, say (5)

40 Auctions furs, removing buttons first (5) 1 5 9 10 11

12 13

14 16 18 21

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Moderate one’s mood (6) Number from Marianne (4)

Copy trap or repair it (6)

Hear about British drug treatment (5) Scheme involves one flyer (5) Talented with a drink (3) Procures from budget statement (4)

Unusual ingredient in his pudding (4) Drive off to see sportsman (5) Faced with expert (3)

Traitor within fraternity (3)

20 Thus sounds ill (3)

22 Rob’s new

sphere (3)

24 Coarse crusts are genuine breakfast (6)

25 Works hard in jumpers without hesitation (6)

27 Heard sleuth

find dwellings (5)

28 Gets closer from one arsenal (5)

29 Remove during

jousting (4)

30 Language in another sentence (4)

33 Formerly

in concert (4)

35 Devoured more than seven, say (3) 8 15 17 19

ACROSS

Narrow (5)

Book parts (5) Age (3)

Banish (5) Merriment (5) Allow (3)

Equal (3)

Fuss (3) Miserable (3) Planets’ courses (6)

21 Schedule (4)

23 Covers

a cake (4)

26 From there (6)

29 Award (1,1,1)

31 Mineral (3)

32 Caviar (3)

34 Barge into (3)

36 Amphitheatre (5)

37 Navigate (5)

38 Behave (3)

39 Large shrubs (5)

40 Transactions (5) 1 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18

DOWN

Disposition (6) Operatic solo (4) Tropical bird (6) Dependence treatment (5)

5 Aviator (5)

6 Beer (3)

7 Obtains (4)

8 Potato (4)

15 Frogman (5)

17 Playing card (3)

19 Rodent (3)

20 Like this (3)

22 Piece of royal

regalia (3)

24 Food grain (6)

25 Perspires (6)

27 Residences (5)

28 Approaches (5)

29 Evict (4)

30 Gaelic (4)

33 On a single

occasion (4)

35 Consumed (3) 1 2 3 4 BROUGHT TO YOU BY