Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Second animal left a frown (5)
5 Rush to run heats (5)
9 Dance is hard work (3)
10 Dodge first woman with a key (5)
11 Dislike old, stupid union being included (5) 12 Nod back at academic (3) 13 Advantaged with transport (3) 14 Model’s verse (3) 16 Confused a year with a shorter period (3)
18 Fellow said to be serious (6)
21 Mislay sole arrangement (4) 23 Shoe turned into garden tools (4)
26 Motorist’s software (6)
29 Appearing to have food (3) 31 Consumed more than seven, say (3)
32 And not out of ignorance (3)
34 Clapped round the course (3) 36 Figure heaps out (5) 37 Live around exits (5)
38 Supporter of golf (3)
39 Stopped without starting, relaxed (5) 40 Exhausted
and broke (5)
DOWN
1 Implement to move left (6)
2 Fish with a musical tail (4) 3 Mentions old trees (6)
4 Novice misconstrued omen as fruit (5) 5 Terrible place in the shade, say (5) 6 Bother at a party (3)
7 Post the ends off (4) 8 Notice eastern agent (4)
15 Remove broken bidet (5)
17 Time of pageantry (3)
19 Shade of credibility (3)
20 Definitely
an article (3)
22 Now employees have to be obliged (3)
24 Embellished or
awfully neat (6)
25 Way to follow Regent in
London (6)
27 Quick to knock with identification (5)
28 Doctors with small underwear (5)
29 Summon
an errand boy (4) 30 Organise sale of drinks (4)
33 Honest old writer (4)
35 Taxes have to end (3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Grimace (5) 5 Hurry (5)
9 Jump (3)
10 Avoid (5)
11 Hatred (5) 12 Professor (3) 13 Vehicle (3)
14 Poem (3)
16 Period of time (3) 18 Man’s name (6) 21 Get beaten (4) 23 Garden implements (4) 26 Chauffeur (6)
29 Vegetable (3)
31 Devoured (3)
32 Negative (3)
34 Circuit (3)
36 Form (5)
37 Be (5)
38 Putting peg (3) 39 Relieved (5)
40 Used up (5)
DOWN
1 Spade (6)
2 Musical ending (4) 3 Gives an opinion (6)
4 Citrus fruit (5)
5 Hell (5)
6 Fuss (3)
7 Broadcast (4) 8 Catch sight of (4) 15 Subtract (5)
17 Era (3)
19 Colour (3)
20 Common word (3) 22 Be indebted to (3) 24 Decorated (6)
25 Road (6)
27 Fast (5) 28 Undergarments (5) 29 Book part (4)
30 Beers (4)
33 Unwrap (4) 35 Hatchet (3)