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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Daily pressure to cook pear (5)

5 Extra fight has energy (5)

9 Is more than one? (3)

10 Come in from barren terrain (5)

11 Remove soap from broken siren (5)

12 Now employers have to be obliged (3)

13 Tin from Tuscany (3)

14 Nod back at academic (3)

16 Fuss at a party (3)

18 Finish having woman followed (6)

21 Game I play in Latin (4)

23 Press club (4)

26 Search for doctor at border (6)

29 Entreat for three keys (3)

31 Raw material from forest (3)

32 Animal in glasses (3)

34 Traitor in fraternity (3)

36 Something useful, as arranged (5)

37 A crop of fruit (5)

38 Low-flying bird (3)

39 It’s hot at the end of three months (5)

40 Feeling that may be common (5)

DOWN

1 Bundle left after wild caper (6)

2 Number from Marianne (4)

3 Wrote while locked up (6)

4 Rushes to find some instrument­s (5)

5 Weight of notes varies (5)

6 Hope woman has somewhere to sit (3)

7 Part of Far East (4)

8 Hence in another goal (4)

15 Furthest sort of route (5)

17 Couple from some French circle (3)

19 Agree with the head (3)

20 Enjoy archaeolog­y (3)

22 Roused about employment (3)

24 Moving so near ground (6)

25 Get comfortabl­e at home with the French (6)

27 Reversible blade? (5)

28 Heads off Danes (5)

29 Corrupt foundation (4)

30 Seize outlandish garb (4)

33 Uses a needle at four points (4)

35 Expert in tracery (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Writing material (5)

5 Surplus (5)

9 Plural of is (3)

10 Go in (5)

11 Wash out (5)

12 Be indebted to (3)

13 Container (3)

14 Professor (3)

16 Bother (3)

18 Resulted (6)

21 Board game (4)

23 Element (4)

26 Clear riverbed (6)

29 Implore (3)

31 Mineral (3)

32 Donkey (3)

34 Rodent (3)

36 Thing of value (5)

37 Oak seed (5)

38 Nocturnal creature (3)

39 Glowing coal (5)

40 Sight, eg (5)

DOWN

1 Package (6)

2 Operatic song (4)

3 Composed (6)

4 Water plants (5)

5 Boulder (5)

6 Church seat (3)

7 Region (4)

8 Therefore (4)

15 Exterior (5)

17 Twosome (3)

19 Signal assent (3)

20 Delve (3)

22 Utilise (3)

24 Cause (6)

25 Snuggle (6)

27 Helicopter part (5)

28 College officials (5)

29 Platform (4)

30 Snatch (4)

33 Darns (4)

35 Playing card (3)

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