Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Somehow grips bud (5)
5 Nurse translating symbols (5)
9 Lowest digit? (3)
10 Round bees, terribly fat (5)
11 Change later, possibly (5)
12 Beastly medic (3)
13 Drink of character, we hear (3)
14 Bemused with creature (3)
16 Voice, for example (3)
18 Children have small editions (6)
21 Youngster has a gun (4)
23 Soar using paddles (4)
26 Longs for months with directions (6)
29 Supporter of sport? (3)
31 Talented with a drink (3)
32 Relaxed during conversation (3)
34 Bragged about scrap (3)
36 Aware of later development (5)
37 Expensive pets turn out to have energy (5)
38 Originally called in
one engineer (3)
39 Guide bullock (5)
40 Music producer to fix
stair (5)
DOWN
1 Sluggish form of electricity (6)
2 European staff (4)
3 About to follow sale of goods (6)
4 Pierces German minerals (5)
5 Heard criticism of cabaret (5)
6 Roused about employment (3)
7 Sent off traps (4)
8 Confused ways of moving back and forth (4)
15 Lemur always gets hold of art (5)
17 Atmosphere in Cairo (3)
19 Elegance without the French pen (3)
20 Child of
resonance (3)
22 Now employers have
to be obliged (3)
24 Accord, as
broadcast (6)
25 Hound in the evening sun (6)
27 Keen to agree to change (5)
28 Gathers pears were
cooked (5)
29 Throw sots out (4)
30 Another language in another sentence (4)
33 Part of the Near East (4)
35 Consumed more than seven, reportedly (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Shoot (5)
5 Ancient
characters (5)
9 Foot part (3)
10 Overweight (5)
11 Transform (5)
12 Animal doctor (3)
13 Beverage (3)
14 Flightless bird (3)
16 Utter (3)
18 Matters (6)
21 Young horse (4)
23 Sculls (4)
26 Pines (6)
29 Golf peg (3)
31 Beer (3)
32 Was seated (3)
34 Piece of material (3)
36 Conscious (5)
37 Precipitous (5)
38 Born (3)
39 Navigate (5)
40 Instrument (5)
DOWN
1 Stationary (6)
2 Post (4)
3 Not wholesale (6)
4 Savages (5)
5 Sketch show (5)
6 Utilise (3)
7 Meshes (4)
8 Totter (4)
15 Wall painting (5)
17 Manner (3)
19 Pig enclosure (3)
20 Boy (3)
22 Be indebted to (3)
24 Agreement (6)
25 Breed of dog (6)
27 Avid (5)
28 Harvests (5)
29 Chuck (4)
30 Gaelic (4)
33 Region (4)
35 Devoured (3)