Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Room with old instrument (5) 5 Easy to work with small dissertation (5) 9 Time of blunter arguments (3) 10 She can be heard at Christmas (5) 11 Illuminated concerning quantity (5) 12 Roused about employment (3) 13 Shelter from sleet (3) 14 Pam struggled in some current (3) 16 Couple of the French get nothing (3)

18 Boy volunteers with a composition (6) 21 Bread riot develops (4) 23 Small group, owing to time (4) 26 Behold new professor in city (6) 29 Drama about sheep (3) 31 Garland formed from buddleia (3) 32 Lose argument about the Baltic, say (3) 34 Delighted with name (3) 36 About to damage amulet (5) 37 Hear criticism of entertainment (5) 38 Smart dresser to collapse, left out (3) 39 Scandinavian food (5) 40 Doctor gets points for attire (5)

DOWN

1 Caller sent to vault (6) 2 Creepy-sounding lake (4)

3 New developments from city trial (6) 4 Canoe unsuitable for so much water (5) 5 Oyster uptown produced vomit (5) 6 Initially a call for help (1,1,1) 7 School initially went ahead with winter transport (4) 8 Fluctuate like a toy (2-2) 15 Principal-sounding state (5) 17 Certain to miss first waterway (3) 19 Lubricant from boiler (3) 20 Bother at a party (3) 22 Removal includes eggs (3) 24 Fun sea travel is hazardous (6) 25 Walks on the small inclines (6)

27 Fruit that’s round, as it happens (5) 28 Detectives turned to journalist and gambled (5) 29 Damn vermin (4) 30 Only a lake (4) 33 God of the roses (4) 35 Guided by small light (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Stringed instrument (5) 5 Treatise (5)

9 Age (3) 10 Festive hymn (5) 11 Liquid measure (5) 12 Utilise (3)

13 Mr Mack? (3) 14 Unit of current (3) 16 Twosome (3) 18 Musical piece (6) 21 Flatbread (4) 23 Piece for a pair (4) 26 European capital (6) 29 Ewe’s mate (3) 31 Garland (3) 32 Body of water (3) 34 Man’s name (3) 36 Allure (5) 37 Sketch show (5) 38 Dandy (3) 39 Vegetable (5) 40 Gown (5)

DOWN

1 Underground room (6) 2 Great Lake (4) 3 Most recent (6) 4 Atlantic, say (5) 5 Explode (5) 6 Distress call (1,1,1) 7 Toboggan (4) 8 Stringed toy (2-2)

15 US state (5) 17 English river (3) 19 Fossil fuel (3) 20 Fuss (3)

22 Egg cells (3) 24 Dangerous (6) 25 Trudges (6) 27 Martini garnish (5) 28 Cubed (5) 29 Rodents (4) 30 Just (4) 33 Greek deity (4) 35 Went ahead (3)