Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Steal and cook (5)

5 New rose variety is

European (5)

9 Captain has

fitting (3)

10 Gas round region (5) 11 A riot out of

proportion (5)

12 Exist as English

flyer (3)

13 Talented with

drink (3)

14 Father left as ally (3)

16 Cooler adherent (3) 18 Girdles for small

trees (6)

21 Consumes a set

recipe (4)

23 Animal of compassion, we hear (4)

26 Dishes made of

petals (6)

29 Field of pleasure (3)

31 Model’s verse (3)

32 Heard boy is called

Sol (3)

34 Ribbing about

container (3)

36 Regale an inspiring

figure (5)

37 Behold soldier gets caught by deduction (5)

38 Encountered police

in London (3)

39 Peg finds Poles at

difficult age (5)

40 Listens to fellow

journalists (5)

DOWN

1 Show a padre working (6)

2 Old friend gets a stone (4)

3 Declare at cricket match (6)

4 Dances round in circles (5)

5 Eminent type of gas (5)

6 Honest about quantity (3)

7 Free to swim round atoll (4)

8 College of note, perhaps (4)

15 A chief is in front (5) 17 Fairy’s tune (3) 19 Crawler, when

quiet (3)

20 The woman from

Esher (3)

22 Time of

pageantry (3)

24 Suppose article

muses differently (6) 25 Number set out

principles (6)

27 Yearns to be

extensive at bend (5) 28 Train to cheat,

somehow (5)

29 Final shoemaker’s

implement (4)

30 Sailor finds the

French skilful (4)

33 Employed American

editor (4)

35 Find charged particle

in stationer’s (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Simmer in water (5) 5 Scandinavian (5)

9 Suitable (3)

10 Form of oxygen (5)

11 Scale (5)

12 Insect (3)

13 Beer (3)

14 Companion (3)

16 Enthusiast (3)

18 Ribbons (6)

21 Devours (4)

23 Male deer (4)

26 Crockery items (6) 29 Meadow (3)

31 Poem (3)

32 Star (3)

34 Receptacle (3)

36 Entertain (5)

37 Reasoning (5)

38 Assembled (3)

39 Adolescents (5)

40 Pays attention (5)

DOWN

1 Procession (6)

2 Gemstone (4)

3 Affirm (6)

4 Bands (5)

5 Magnanimous (5)

6 Single, lone (3)

7 Coral ridge (4)

8 Public school (4)

15 Leading (5)

17 Manner (3)

19 Serpent (3)

20 Pronoun (3)

22 Era (3)

24 Take for granted (6) 25 Sets of beliefs (6) 27 Aches (5)

28 Instruct (5)

29 Ultimate (4)

30 Competent (4)

33 Second-hand (4) 35 Charged atom (3)