Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
Twinge of constant inclination (5) Encourages London team (5) Monopolise a wild animal (3) Reportedly amend sacrifice location (5) Collect a mothership? (5) Aged fool definitely has it (3) Catch in one trap (3) Not returning a great deal (3) Initially an alien ship (1,1,1) Cricket team’s legs (6) Pleased with simplicity (4) Honest old writer (4) Occupation of space in true style (6) He has to steal (3) Study of cadences (3) Betting on a spring (3)
34 Delighted with name (3) Obvious it’s not in code (5) Design is laced another way (5) 38 Fasten nightie? Nowhere near! (3) Change trees’ layout (5)
40 European
country animal (5) 1 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 21 23 26
29 31
32 36 37 39
DOWN
1 2
3 4 5 6 7
Swap some coins (6) More excited by capital (4)
A stage constructed of stones (6) Glue to fix a step (5) Notes about weight (5) Father left as a friend (3) Our Duncan swallows tongue (4)
Thus repeatedly average (2-2) Sheepish round wine producer (5) Charge three notes (3) Permit to hire (3)
20 Neither out of
ignorance (3) 22 Bother at
a party (3)
24 A steep conversion into old money (6) 25 Got closer to listener in wrong end (6) Law incorrectly cited (5)
28 Relative is
mostly vague (5) 29 Bring up
the back (4)
30 Resting places in the county (4) Father, at home, is a nuisance (4) Shelter from sleet (3) 8 15 17 19 27 33 35
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Muscle spasm (5) 5 Incentives (5)
9 Pig (3)
10 Church table (5) 11 Assemble (5)
12 Elderly (3)
13 Mesh (3)
14 Weight (3)
16 Flying saucer (1,1,1) 18 Number (6)
21 Relax (4)
23 Unwrap (4)
26 Term of office (6) 29 Thieve (3)
31 Lair (3)
32 Health farm (3) 34 Man’s name (3) 36 Transparent (5) 37 Sticker (5)
38 Bind (3)
39 Readjust (5)
40 Antelope (5)
DOWN
1 Transformation (6) 2 European city (4)
3 Banded minerals (6) 4 Fake jewellery (5)
5 Pebble (5)
6 Chum (3)
7 Asian language (4) 8 Unexceptional (2-2) 15 Sheep-like (5)
17 Payment (3)
19 Allow (3)
20 And not (3)
22 Fuss (3)
24 Former currency unit (6) 25 Approached (6)
27 Decree (5)
28 Relation (5)
29 Posterior (4)
30 Cots (4)
33 Soreness (4)
35 Mr Mack? (3)