Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
Cryptic clues
ACROSS
1 Musical game (5)
5 Victory tale about
butler (5)
9 Concealed in both
ideas (3)
10 Cost puts pressure
on grain (5)
11 Get up for an
increase in pay (5) 12 Field of pleasure (3) 13 Favourite hamster,
say (3)
14 Feeling about
swimmer (3)
16 Cooler adherent (3) 18 Trial or trade (6)
21 New role for
tradition (4)
23 Roasting outside
oven (4)
26 Spat in new
colourings (6)
29 Insect of character,
say (3)
31 Originally called in
one engineer (3)
32 Prosecute a
woman (3)
34 Wheel about to go
back (3)
36 Entertain a source
of inspiration (5)
37 Law right for
sovereign (5)
38 Encountered the
police in London (3) 39 Outer form of
path (5)
40 Origins of Wimbledon favourites (5)
DOWN
1 Fellow joins the
Spanish church (6) 2 Lease is increased,
we hear (4)
3 Chief rioted
unexpectedly (6)
4 Betting notes at a
rate (5)
5 Virginia gets sick of
the house (5)
6 Faced with
expert (3)
7 Flea damaged part
of tree (4)
8 Won’t change
address (4)
15 Creepy-sounding
lake (5)
17 Creature in
glasses (3) 19 More polite with
agent (3)
20 A great deal of
flotsam (3)
22 Now employees have
to be obliged (3)
24 Suppose fool has turn with yours truly (6)
25 Messages from small
birds (6)
27 Fish in the corner (5) 28 Gets closer from one
arsenal (5)
29 Tolerate beast (4)
30 Cure using shade (4) 33 Employed American
journalist (4)
35 Unacceptable in
south (3)
Quick clues ACROSS
1 Board game (5) 5 Servant (5)
9 Lay low (3)
10 Fee charged (5) 11 Crop up (5)
12 Meadow (3) 13 Domestic animal (3) 14 Long fish (3) 16 Supporter (3) 18 Trauma (6) 21 Knowledge (4)
23 Kiln (4)
26 Emulsions (6)
29 Drone or queen (3) 31 Born (3)
32 Take to court (3) 34 Gear (3)
36 Regale (5)
37 Monarch (5) 38 Assembled (3) 39 Journey (5)
40 Plant ovules (5)
DOWN
1 Place of worship (6) 2 Engage (4)
3 Newspaper
boss (6)
4 Velocity (5)
5 Country house (5)
6 Playing card (3)
7 Page of a book (4) 8 Urban area (4)
15 Ghostly (5)
17 Donkey (3)
19 Salesman (3)
20 Auction item (3)
22 Be indebted to (3) 24 Take for granted (6) 25 Chirps (6)
27 Viewpoint (5)
28 Approaches (5)
29 Cope with (4)
30 Linen hue (4)
33 Second-hand (4)
35 Not at home (3)