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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Second solid piece (5)

5 Note pear cooked with another fruit (5)

9 Notebook at home (3)

10 Sign up awful loner (5)

11 Roam around after a scent (5)

12 Fewer around livestock (3)

13 Study of cadences (3)

14 Originally called in one engineer (3)

16 Sylvester is artful (3)

18 Locked up fashionabl­e team (6)

21 Thus repeatedly mediocre (2-2)

23 German party is easy (4)

26 Dig up doctor at border (6)

29 Swan enclosure (3)

31 Wander out of terror (3)

32 Procured from string, otherwise (3)

34 Some poetry from Roderick (3)

36 Drama involving a rope (5)

37 Put up with having left one flower (5)

38 Bread made with a key relative (3)

39 Terse about ashes, say (5)

40 Slide off and edge along (5)

DOWN

1 Implements found in suit (6)

2 Hear about an animal (4)

3 A professor is a handsome youngster (6)

4 Heads Danes off (5)

5 Meagre edition about deadly sin (5)

6 Growling about argument (3)

7 Organise sale of drinks (4)

8 Notice eastern agent (4)

15 Ride off after European duck (5)

17 Flowers inside sleigh (3)

19 Agree with upstart don (3)

20 Encourage farm produce (3)

22 Bored with raw material (3)

24 Story of the foot? (6)

25 Ate bun cooked with gas (6)

27 Films dances (5)

28 Reduces eye medication (5)

29 Scheme to get some land (4)

30 Observe a sound (4)

33 Spoken of morality (4)

35 Owing to condensati­on, say (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Fragment (5)

5 Un-dried raisin (5)

9 Cushion (3)

10 Enlist (5)

11 Smell (5)

12 Female sheep (3)

13 Lair (3)

14 Born (3)

16 Cunning (3)

18 Within (6)

21 Average (2-2)

23 Smooth (4)

26 Cover with flour (6)

29 Ballpoint (3)

31 Stray (3)

32 Obtained (3)

34 Poem (3)

36 Art form (5)

37 Spring bulb (5)

38 Granny (3)

39 Large shrubs (5)

40 Move sideways (5)

DOWN

1 Shovels (6)

2 Adult leveret (4)

3 Beautiful youth (6)

4 College officials (5)

5 Avarice (5)

6 Quarrel (3)

7 Beers (4)

8 Catch sight of (4)

15 Type of water fowl (5)

17 Garland (3)

19 Signal assent (3)

20 Ovum (3)

22 Mineral (3)

24 Myth (6)

25 Flammable gas (6)

27 Staggers (5)

28 Falls (5)

29 Conspiracy (4)

30 Memo (4)

33 Verbal (4)

35 Expected (3)

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