Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 City for cavorting pairs (5) 5 Insurance is about finished (5) 9 Time of pageantry (3) 10 Long to be right inside grotto (5) 11 Rule out getting married to primate (5) 12 He’s good at karate (3) 13 Fuss at a party (3) 14 Talented with drink (3) 16 Healthy colour in Istanbul (3) 18 Cat takes to a new food (6) 21 Always in same version (4) 23 Point to tree that’s clean (4) 26 Cricket team’s legs (6) 29 Member of whole group (3) 31 Is more than one? (3) 32 Definitely an article (3) 34 Charming around branch (3) 36 Right deli, wrong to be annoyed (5) 37 Walks poles around (5) 38 Previously used in poetry? (3) 39 School devours benches (5) 40 Socialist, after hesitation, made a mistake (5)
DOWN
1 Dish has a flavour (6) 2 Four keys get old (4) 3 Distant handset (6) 4 Go away to get small stuff (5) 5 Rookie acted strangely (5) 6 Removal includes eggs (3) 7 Air of invention (4) 8 Endlessly regretting destruction (4) 15 Alter form afterwards (5) 17 Animal in glasses (3) 19 Bored with raw material (3) 20 Now employees have to be obliged (3) 22 Compete with luvvies (3) 24 Learnt to play horn? (6) 25 Chap arranged deed and listened (6) 27 Palms off bulbs (5) 28 Conversed about poetry (5) 29 Records terrible slog (4) 30 Girl at a celebration (4) 33 Present during the recording (4) 35 Rubbish in grotto (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 European capital (5) 5 Lid (5) 9 Era (3) 10 Yearn for (5) 11 Madagascan creature (5) 12 Judo grade (3) 13 Bother (3) 14 Beer (3) 16 Brown (3) 18 Salad ingredient (6) 21 Constantly (4) 23 Scrub (4) 26 Number (6) 29 Limb (3) 31 Plural of is (3) 32 Common word (3) 34 Weapon (3) 36 Irritated (5) 37 Long strides (5) 38 Before (3) 39 Chairs (5) 40 Strayed (5)
DOWN
1 Roof of the mouth (6) 2 Elderly (4) 3 Far (6) 4 Leave quickly (5) 5 Military student (5) 6 Egg cells (3) 7 Opening (4) 8 Spoil (4) 15 Subsequently (5) 17 Donkey (3) 19 Mineral (3) 20 Be indebted to (3) 22 Contend (3) 24 Deer’s feature (6) 25 Paid attention (6) 27 Lights (5) 28 Stanza (5) 29 Cabers (4) 30 Formal party (4) 33 In this place (4) 35 Decay (3)
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror