Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Empty, that’s

obvious (5)

5 Set a test for

flavour (5)

9 Strike is a success (3) 10 Weather rod in

endless reef (5)

11 Regale a source of

inspiration (5)

12 You and I have

nothing but grief (3) 13 Shade of

credibility (3)

14 Animal gives party

energy (3)

16 Confused a year with

less time (3)

18 Points ruse out to

make certain (6)

21 Pleased with

simplicity (4)

23 Hogs managed to

sound surprised (4) 26 Shake in utmost

remorse (6)

29 Globetrotters have to

flutter (3)

31 Is more than one? (3) 32 Perform in

Clacton (3)

34 Steal gown,

nearly (3)

36 Trout cooked by

instructor (5)

37 Plant rice over

area (5)

38 Roderick has some

verse (3)

39 Rate gets school

deep trouble (5)

40 Ruled out being

tempted (5)

DOWN

1 Run for a fee (6)

2 Mile away from

scurvy cure? (4)

3 Pieces of English

duets performed (6) 4 Rushes to get some

instruments (5)

5 Building to draw with

hesitation (5)

6 Commercial love:

bother! (3)

7 Origin of Wimbledon

favourite (4)

8 Notice European

agent (4) 15 Furthest sort of

route (5)

17 Creature in

glasses (3)

19 Catch in one trap (3) 20 The golfer’s

conceit (3)

22 Period of

pageantry (3)

24 Speaker finds gold

by a hill (6)

25 Loathing wrong

thread (6)

27 Fanatical about

braid (5)

28 Encountered a large

copper, say (5)

29 Chief sobs wildly (4) 30 It grows in the

street (4)

33 Firm from Germany provides secret writing (4)

35 Swedish money, or

English... (3)

DOWN

1 Payment (6)

2 Fruit (4)

3 Short

compositions (6)

4 Water plants (5)

5 Turret (5)

6 Fuss (3)

7 Plant ovule (4)

8 Catch sight of (4) 15 Exterior (5)

17 Donkey (3)

19 Mesh (3)

20 Self-image (3)

22 Era (3)

24 Public speaker (6) 25 Enmity (6)

27 Zealous (5)

28 Type of element (5) 29 Leader (4)

30 Sapling, eg (4)

33 Cipher (4)

35 Mineral (3)