Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Sets posse off (5) 5 Gather at sporting event (5) 9 Is more than one? (3) 10 Sounds correct to correspond (5) 11 Huge order for lager (5) 12 Beastly medic? (3) 13 Talented with drink (3) 14 Copy from tapestry (3) 16 Notice a character, say (3) 18 Mother’s character? (6) 21 Always in same version (4) 23 New arsenal contains conflicts (4) 26 Sample new treats (6) 29 Plead for three keys (3) 31 Lose argument about Baltic (3) 32 Scared to take transport (3) 34 Rubbish in grotto (3) 36 Location of fish, we hear (5) 37 Moving near a venue (5) 38 Holding racket inside (3) 39 Log forming brace (5) 40 Origins of Wimbledon favourites (5)
DOWN
1 Friend adjusted tea to taste (6) 2 Spoken of morality (4) 3 Loser energetically gets calm (6) 4 We sat around hard work (5) 5 Arrive rapidly around stream (5) 6 Bit more than seven, say (3) 7 Allows to hire school (4) 8 You will be heard at Christmas (4) 15 Super design for bag (5) 17 Bit of corn found in pear (3) 19 Partner’s painting (3) 20 Fewer around animal (3) 22 Compete with luvvies (3) 24 First character raced around some shops (6) 25 Rinse out small warning devices (6) 27 Stare wildly at flower (5) 28 Pasta turned out to be Spanish food (5) 29 Reportedly obstruct some countries (4) 30 Snatch torn garb (4) 33 Sharp as a group of detectives (4) 35 Raw material from forest (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Sits (5) 5 Motor race (5) 9 Plural of is (3) 10 Compose (5) 11 Big (5) 12 Animal doctor (3) 13 Beer (3) 14 Mimic (3) 16 Spot (3) 18 Character (6) 21 Constantly (4) 23 Conflicts (4) 26 Sample (6) 29 Implore (3) 31 Body of water (3) 32 Vehicle (3) 34 Decay (3) 36 Set down (5) 37 Amphitheatre (5) 38 Noise (3) 39 Tree trunk (5) 40 Plant ovules (5)
DOWN
1 Roof of the mouth (6) 2 Verbal (4) 3 Peaceful (6) 4 Perspire (5) 5 Stream (5) 6 Consumed (3) 7 Rents out (4) 8 Christmas (4) 15 Wallet (5) 17 Listening organ (3) 19 Craft (3) 20 Female sheep (3) 22 Contend (3) 24 Covered street (6) 25 Temptresses (6) 27 Flower (5) 28 Spanish dishes (5) 29 Group of states (4) 30 Seize (4) 33 Corrosive liquid (4) 35 Mineral (3)