Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Bears used as weapon (5) 5 Souvenir of pure licentiousness (5) 9 Raw material from forest (3) 10 Lively beer with soldier (5) 11 Gathers pears were cooked (5) 12 Hippies’ food (3) 13 He’s good at karate! (3) 14 Level with

First Lady (3) 16 Very excited about whiskey (3) 18 Lads in trouble in isolated spot (6) 21 Intense in the sea (4) 23 Work into soup recipe (4) 26 Representatives are a convenience (6) 29 Concurred with dog (3) 31 Devoured more than seven, say (3) 32 Time of pageantry (3)

34 Swimmer feeling around (3) 36 House makes Virginia sick inside (5) 37 A foundation is humble (5)

38 Encountered the police in London (3) 39 Ascends, not using front legs, say (5) 40 Got up with small

romatic gifts (5)

DOWN

1 Rod and Sid turned out to be unsavoury (6) 2 Part of the

Far East (4) 3 Hat having pulse, that is (6) 4 Supporter of art? (5) 5 Mature writer follows scripture lessons (5) 6 Delighted with name (3) 7 Reel back at look (4)

8 Manage firm exercise (4) 15 Animal doctor has a large domestic (5) 17 Second person to sound like a sheep (3) 19 Betting on a spring (3)

20 Dorothy comes

to a full stop (3) 22 Bemused with

creature (3)

24 Quiet mass improved with liberal songs (6) 25 Works hard in jumpers without hesitation (6) 27 Gossip about the French parties (5)

28 Not once was

nerve lost (5)

29 Recalled

about visit (4)

30 Dreaming about some paper (4) 33 Happiness of German fellow (4) 35 Draw back from English bishops (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Sword (5) 5 Keepsake (5) 9 Mineral (3) 10 Supple (5) 11 Harvests (5) 12 Pastry item (3) 13 Judo grade (3) 14 Previous day (3) 16 Grain (3) 18 Madagascar, eg (6) 21 Profound (4) 23 Piece of classical music (4) 26 Brokers (6)

29 Mongrel (3)

31 Consumed (3)

32 Era (3)

34 Long fish (3)

36 Roman dwelling (5) 37 Belittle (oneself) (5) 38 Assembled (3)

39 Body parts (5)

40 Flowers (5)

DOWN

1 Sleazy (6) 2 Region (4) 3 Close-fitting head wear (6) 4 Artist’s stand (5) 5 Become ready to eat (5)

6 Biblical priest (3)

7 Ogle (4)

8 Deal successfully (4) 15 Servant (5)

17 Pronoun (3)

19 Health farm (3)

20 Speck (3)

22 Flightless bird (3) 24 Old Testament

book (6)

25 Perspires (6)

27 Swimming meets (5) 28 At no time (5)

29 Shout (4)

30 Amount of paper (4) 33 Merriment (4)

35 Recede (3)