Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Called after parking accident (5)
5 Land is a small nuisance (5)
9 Bone going spare? (3)
10 Animal less cold in the East End (5)
11 Relied on working without English loafer (5)
12 Grain of loathing (3) 13 Regard for diocese (3)
14 Child of resonance (3)
16 Ready for collection (3)
18 Spit potassium into drain (6)
21 Observe a sound (4)
23 Soar using paddles (4)
26 Had to have points on deed altered (6)
29 Quiet exercise gives energy (3)
31 Is more than one? (3)
32 Roderick’s verse (3) 34 Wooden record (3)
36 Last fellow broke nail (5)
37 Round bees – terribly fat (5)
38 Sick of villagers (3)
39 Eventually alter form (5)
40 Stood on small bloomers (5)
DOWN
1 Rip-off boy in jail (6)
2 Dire sort of journey (4)
3 Sailor lets out the most competent (6)
4 Ogres mangled bush (5)
5 Weight of notes vary (5)
6 Appearing to have food (3)
7 New star of painting and music (4)
8 Tidy in one attempt (4)
15 He admits being the proprietor (5)
17 Wander out of terror (3)
19 Man of knowledge (3)
20 About to have nothing but caviar (3)
22 Now employers have to be obliged (3)
24 A professor is a handsome youngster (6)
25 Writes out formulas (6)
27 Keen to agree to change (5)
28 Put off being freed indefinitely (5)
29 Container brings quiet trouble (4)
30 Scheme to get some land (4)
33 Lead off to the valley (4)
35 Nobel’s prize (1,1,1)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Collision (5)
5 European country (5)
9 Ridicule (3)
10 Freshwater mammal (5)
11 Dreamer (5)
12 Type of grass (3)
13 Notice (3)
14 Boy (3)
16 Gel (3)
18 Roasting rod (6)
21 Memo (4)
23 Sculls (4)
26 Required (6)
29 Vigour (3)
31 Plural of is (3)
32 Poem (3)
34 Caber (3)
36 Ultimate (5)
37 Overweight (5)
38 Unwell (3)
39 Afterwards (5)
40 Flowers (5)
DOWN
1 Gaol (6)
2 Drive (4)
3 Most skilled (6)
4 Type of bush (5)
5 Pebble (5)
6 Vegetable (3)
7 Crafts (4)
8 Smart (4)
15 Possessor (5)
17 Stray (3)
19 Barbie’s beau (3) 20 Fish eggs (3)
22 Be indebted to (3) 24 Beautiful youth (6) 25 Incantations (6) 27 Enthusiastic (5) 28 Postpone (5)
29 Bucket (4)
30 Conspiracy (4)
33 Glen (4)
35 Honour (1,1,1)