Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 It runs in the
family (5) 5 Collapse of small
swelling (5) 9 Rent in Tripoli (3) 10 Reversible blade? (5) 11 Sheepish round wine
supplier (5) 12 Encourage farm
produce (3) 13 Man of
knowledge? (3) 14 Woman from
Esher (3) 16 Hearsay about
organ (3) 18 Points ruse out as
guarantee (6) 21 Reportedly regretted
being impolite (4) 23 Twist conflict
towards parking (4) 26 Implement right
inside cloth (6) 29 Supporter of
golf? (3) 31 Honest about
quantity (3) 32 Ruin in Denmark (3) 34 Unprepared for war
breaking out (3) 36 Stop sailor spreading
rot (5) 37 Small fruit is a
weapon (5) 38 Regard for
diocese (3) 39 Woman finds queen
transparent (5) 40 Instrument to fix
stair (5) DOWN 1 Rep has even less money (6) 2 Terribly evil, as it happens (4) 3 Only yearned to be mentioned (6) 4 Doctor gets points for attire (5) 5 Guide a bullock (5) 6 Wooden record (3) 7 Surgeon’s desire (4) 8 Appearing to have food (4) 15 Hard to turn fellow towards lake (5) 17 Atmosphere in Cairo (3) 19 Catch in one trap (3) 20 Fewer round
animal (3) 22 Roused about
employment (3) 24 Not quite a student
majority (6) 25 Doorman’s beer (6) 27 Argumentative
sportsman? (5) 28 Dons swear badly (5) 29 Spat out faucets (4) 30 Another language in
another sentence (4) 33 Part of the Far East (4) 35 Copy from tapestry (3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Gore (5) 5 Depression (5) 9 Tear (3) 10 Helicopter blade (5) 11 Sheep-like (5) 12 Ovum (3) 13 Man’s name (3) 14 Pronoun (3) 16 Listening organ (3) 18 Make certain (6) 21 Discourteous (4)
23 Contort (4) 26 Gardening tool (6) 29 Golf peg (3)
31 Number (3) 32 Spoil (3) 34 Uncooked (3) 36 Terminate (5) 37 Javelin (5) 38 Notice (3) 39 Precipitous (5) 40 Indian
instrument (5) DOWN 1 Agent (6) 2 Exist (4) 3 Gave an opinion (6) 4 Gown (5) 5 Navigate (5) 6 Caber (3) 7 Exhort (4) 8 Fruit (4) 15 Great Lake (5) 17 Manner (3) 19 Mesh (3) 20 Female sheep (3) 22 Utilise (3) 24 Nearly (6) 25 Baggage handler (6) 27 Oarsman (5) 28 Erodes (5) 29 Knocks (4) 30 Gaelic (4) 33 Region (4) 35 Primate (3)