Two- speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.
CRYPTIC
CLUES
ACROSS
1 Momentary drink ( 5)
5 Fairy left in danger ( 5)
9 That woman’s in the right ( 3) 10 Terribly eager to concur ( 5)
11 Solar form of tests ( 5) 12 Everything in gallery ( 3) 13 Beastly medic? ( 3) 14 Healthy colour in Istanbul ( 3) 16 Yearning for currency ( 3)
18 Turn green with unknown vigour ( 6)
21 Woman to sail away ( 4) 23 Give out wrong time ( 4) 26 Dirt next to cavern ( 6)
29 Apply pressure to central problem ( 3) 31 Honest about quantity ( 3) 32 Shelter from sleet ( 3)
34 Draw back from English bishops ( 3)
36 Clever nowadays at pet management ( 5) 37 Tries out rows ( 5) 38 Regard for diocese ( 3) 39 European country animal ( 5) 40 Come in from
barren terrain ( 5)
DOWN
1 Push student to get an implement ( 6) 2 Present during the recording ( 4) 3 Speaks about a store ( 6)
4 Set a test for flavour ( 5) 5 Called after parking accident ( 5) 6 Swimmer feeling around ( 3)
7 Heartless answer from bank ( 4) 8 Creature of pride ( 4) 15 Groan, using gas ( 5) 17 Delighted with name ( 3) 19 Go on at a horse ( 3)
20 The old time,
nevertheless ( 3) 22 Letters revealing
debt ( 1,1,1)
24 Harass spy
on the way ( 6) 25 The hollow tree managed to sway ( 6) 27 Terribly bored, but dressed ( 5) 28 Ridicule
drinks, say ( 5) 29 Vera organised
dance party ( 4) 30 Wager with a foreign character ( 4) 33 Weapon gets record points ( 4) 35 Key in container ( 3)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 Brief ( 5) 5 Jeopardy ( 5) 9 Pronoun ( 3)
10 Tally ( 5)
11 Non- written exams ( 5)
12 Everyone ( 3)
13 Animal doctor ( 3) 14 Brown ( 3)
16 Desire ( 3)
18 Vitality ( 6)
21 Bart’s sister? ( 4) 23 Radiate ( 4)
26 Cave ( 6)
29 Abrade ( 3)
31 Single ( 3)
32 Man’s name ( 3) 34 Recede ( 3)
36 Skilful ( 5)
37 Layers ( 5)
38 Notice ( 3)
39 Antelope ( 5)
40 Go in ( 5)
DOWN
1 Hand tool ( 6) 2 In this place ( 4) 3 Speaks in public ( 6)
4 Sample ( 5)
5 Collision ( 5)
6 Long fish ( 3)
7 Depend ( 4)
8 Predator ( 4)
15 Type of gas ( 5)
17 Biblical priest ( 3) 19 Scold ( 3)
20 Still ( 3)
22 Promissory
note ( 1,1,1)
24 Pester ( 6)
25 Wobble ( 6)
27 Attired ( 5)
28 Mock ( 5)
29 Babble ( 4)
30 Greek letter ( 4) 33 Fencing sword ( 4) 35 Receptacle ( 3)
Solutions in Monday’s Irish Mirror