Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Hope dashed with new call (5) 5 Stupid, small lily arrangement (5) 9 One works for a long time (3) 10 Pleasant to have English relative (5) 11 Argumentative sportsman? (5) 12 Beastly medic? (3) 13 Betting on a spring (3) 14 Some poetry from Roderick (3) 16 Gullible person gets resin (3) 18 Regretting taking large decision (6) 21 Agrees with absurd dons (4) 23 Sailor finds the French skilful (4) 26 Come out east and join (6) 29 Cross a sea with elite group (1,1,1) 31 Fired with rage (3) 32 Rodent inside crate (3) 34 Decanter is able to be seen within (3) 36 Slow down and pause, say (5) 37 Goodbye to a French deity (5) 38 Heating with element (3) 39 Move out with new poison (5) 40 Reportedly posted perfume (5)
DOWN
1 For every boy is individual (6) 2 Ring and laugh at work (4) 3 Progressing to draw no return (6) 4 Somehow get loner to sign up (5) 5 Spotted having five or more (5) 6 Juicer contains something cold (3)
7 Allows leases (4) 8 Cry at the old record (4) 15 Athlete to drive off (5) 17 Falling over everything (3) 19 Roused about employment (3) 20 Suppress
german silver (3) 22 Removal
includes eggs (3) 24 Rebuke for arranging rebate (6)
25 Scope of former shelter (6) 27 Reversible note? (5)
28 Puzzle concerning transport (5)
29 Dodgy dealer upsetting
VIPS (4)
30 Look in
Tuscany (4)
33 Like a family (4) 35 Fuss at a party (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Communication device (5)
5 Foolish (5)
9 Age (3)
10 Female relative (5) 11 Oarsman (5)
12 Animal doctor (3) 13 Resort (3)
14 Poem (3)
16 Tree product (3) 18 Decree (6)
21 Signals assent (4) 23 Competent (4)
26 Appear (6)
29 Crack force (1,1,1) 31 Anger (3)
32 Traitor (3)
34 Container (3)
36 Slow down (5)
37 Farewell (5)
38 Metal (3)
39 Toxin (5)
40 Trail (5)
DOWN
1 Human (6)
2 Ring (4)
3 Forwards (6)
4 Enlist (5)
5 Number (5)
6 Frozen water (3) 7 Allows (4)
8 Dog’s cry (4)
15 Frogman (5)
17 Everything (3) 19 Exploit (3)
20 Joke (3)
22 Egg cells (3)
24 Scold (6)
25 Range (6)
27 Note value (5) 28 Word puzzle (5)
29 Blackmarketeer (4) 30 Peruse (4)
33 Similar (4)
35 Bother (3)