Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Second instrument is out of tune (5) 5 Nurse translating symbols (5) 9 Pressure too much, in case (3) 10 Remove a seer forcibly (5) 11 High in an attic (5) 12 Annoy former spouse after five (3) 13 Study of cadences (3) 14 Time of pageantry (3) 16 Lowest digit? (3) 18 Lads in trouble in isolated spot (6) 21 Thus repeatedly mediocre (2-2) 23 Spoken of morality (4) 26 Red tug managed to move heavily (6) 29 Keys to resting-place (3) 31 Devoured more than seven, say (3) 32 Relaxed during conversation (3) 34 Round out UN with Pole (3) 36 Lump collapsed with energy and puff of smoke (5) 37 Hid a horse around part of US (5) 38 People of Armenia (3) 39 Thanks for every candle (5) 40 The first to hire river (5) DOWN 1 Implements in suit (6) 2 Gap sounds complete (4) 3 A professor is a handsome youngster (6) 4 Plate shaped like part of flower (5) 5 Enthuse to new bird (5) 6 Roused about employment (3) 7 Following from main exterior (4) 8 Strongbox is unharmed (4) 15 Stomach has a medium range (5) 17 Removal includes eggs (3) 19 Besotted with drinker (3) 20 Follow pet (3) 22 Now employees have to be obliged (3) 24 Continue summary (6) 25 Inactive city shelter (6) 27 Navigation aid that looks both ways (5) 28 Opted to change store (5) 29 Top bets are lost (4) 30 Swim with right weed (4) 33 Mean to change the last word (4) 35 Some poetry from Roderick (3) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Acute (5) 5 Ancient lettering (5) 9 Seed case (3) 10 Rub out (5) 11 In the air (5) 12 Irritate (3) 13 Lair (3) 14 Era (3) 16 Foot part (3) 18 Cuba or Taiwan? (6) 21 Average (2-2) 23 Verbal (4) 26 Walk heavily (6) 29 Cot (3) 31 Consumed (3) 32 Perched (3) 34 Stick (3) 36 Feather (5) 37 US state (5) 38 Males (3) 39 Narrow (5) 40 English river (5) DOWN 1 Card suit (6) 2 Opening (4) 3 Beautiful youth (6) 4 Flower part (5) 5 Black bird (5) 6 Exploit (3) 7 Subsequent (4) 8 Secure (4) 15 Entire range (5) 17 Egg cells (3) 19 Drunkard (3) 20 Canine mammal (3) 22 Be indebted to (3) 24 Carry on (6) 25 Dormant (6) 27 Pilot’s tool (5) 28 Warehouse (5) 29 Supreme (4) 30 Leak (4) 33 So be it (4) 35 Poem (3) Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror