Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Mark ruined satin (5) 5 Arrive on time to see celestial object (5) 9 Whip pet (3) 10 Conscious of a battle to the east (5) 11 Tries rearranging rituals (5) 12 Study of cadences (3) 13 Talented with a drink (3) 14 Is more than one? (3) 16 Confused a year with a shorter time (3) 18 Greeting as lute played (6) 21 Devours a set recipe (4) 23 The French politician finds illumination (4) 26 Takes out small cuts (6) 29 Verse from Roderick (3) 31 Crawler, when quiet (3) 32 Started with sailor (3) 34 Drama about barge (3) 36 City for cavorting pairs (5) 37 Overturn small tablet (5) 38 Bother at a party (3) 39 Hard stuff that’s a bargain, say (5) 40 Tell engineer
about talk show (5)
DOWN
1 Wild capers produce tricky situation (6) 2 Follow queue (4) 3 Declare at cricket match (6) 4 Alan’s mad about the organ (5) 5 Student acted oddly (5) 6 Raw material from forest (3)
7 Fix chaps on the day (4) 8 Dish is missing when not there (4) 15 Nurse translating symbols (5) 17 I’m a moving target (3) 19 Animal in glasses (3) 20 Feel kind
about animal (3) 22 Join a
religious man (3) 24 Last performance with artist to the stars (6) 25 For every boy is individual (6) 27 Time to change Mali language (5) 28 Food and very quiet beer outside (5) 29 Work into
soup recipe (4) 30 Language in another sentence (4) 33 Maiden’s assistant (4) 35 Copy of tapestry (3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Blemish (5) 5 Tailed star (5) 9 Feline mammal (3) 10 Alert (5) 11 Rituals (5) 12 Lair (3) 13 Beer (3) 14 Plural of is (3) 16 Period of time (3) 18 Greet (6) 21 Consumes (4) 23 Light (4) 26 Sirloins (6) 29 Poem (3) 31 Serpent (3) 32 Pitch (3) 34 Male sheep (3) 36 European capital (5) 37 Upset (5) 38 Fuss (3) 39 Alloy (5) 40 Woman’s name (5)
DOWN
1 Abrade (6) 2 Animal’s appendage (4) 3 Affirm (6) 4 Of the nose (5) 5 Military student (5) 6 Mineral (3) 7 Repair (4) 8 Carrying salver (4) 15 Ancient symbols (5) 17 Goal (3) 19 Donkey (3) 20 Moose (3) 22 Append (3) 24 Stellar (6) 25 Human being (6) 27 Asian language (5) 28 Fruit (5) 29 Work of art (4) 30 Gaelic (4) 33 Attendant (4) 35 Primate (3)
CHECK THE SOLUTIONS NOW!
TWO-SPEED COFFEEBREAK 0903 659 6060 (80p/min)
Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record