Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Doctor gets points for attire (5) 5 Throws and hides (5) 9 He’s on the staff (3) 10 Pull out of the avenue (5) 11 Animated a veil badly (5) 12 One writer’s novel (3) 13 Procure from strange tradesman (3) 14 Gladstone’s son (3) 16 Animal gives party energy (3) 18 Throw Colin a container (6) 21 Usual guy (4) 23 Employed American journalist (4) 26 Paint treated a form of oxidation (6) 29 Plead for three keys (3) 31 Swan enclosure (3) 32 Illuminated large object (3) 34 Crawler, when quiet (3) 36 Aspired to include part of church (5) 37 Bean shows sign of life (5) 38 Neither out of ignorance (3) 39 Reportedly noticed setting (5) 40 Sent out with European kids (5) DOWN 1 Persist as a mythical reptile (6) 2 Part of the play? (4) 3 Chief rioted unexpectedly (6) 4 Explosive found on beach (5) 5 Father also included bear (5) 6 Level with first woman (3) 7 Crude sort of weld (4) 8 Auction ales off (4) 15 An appealing sort of accent (5) 17 Verse from Roderick (3) 19 One politician is a scamp (3) 20 No-one sounds as devout as her (3) 22 Now employees have to be obliged (3) 24 Aliens work out solution (6) 25 Puts off disturbing first wild steer (6) 27 Food and very quiet beer outside (5) 28 At home, ready for inclusion (5) 29 Register a fish (4) 30 Look at torn page (4) 33 Press club (4) 35 Heard boy is a star (3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Don clothes (5) 5 Furs (5) 9 Stick (3) 10 Haul (5) 11 In existence (5) 12 Fresh (3) 13 Obtain (3) 14 Boy (3) 16 Female deer (3) 18 Fuel container (6) 21 Average (4) 23 Second-hand (4) 26 Discolouration (6) 29 Implore (3) 31 Ballpoint (3) 32 Ignited (3) 34 Serpent (3) 36 Steeple (5) 37 Beat (5) 38 And not (3) 39 Play section (5) 40 Adolescents (5) DOWN 1 St George’s foe (6) 2 Character (4) 3 Newspaper boss (6) 4 Crust (5) 5 Chinese animal (5) 6 Previous day (3) 7 Suggestive (4) 8 Transaction (4) 15 Sharp (5) 17 Poem (3) 19 Rascal (3) 20 Devout woman (3) 22 Be indebted to (3) 24 Brine (6) 25 Dissuades (6) 27 Fruit (5) 28 Put in (5) 29 Singing voice (4) 30 Stare rudely (4) 33 Metal (4) 35 Celestial object (3) Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror