Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 I step out onto slope (5) 5 Brat to con quietly (5) 9 Model has some poetry (3) 10 Woman takes it to be important (5) 11 Nervous part of speech (5) 12 Fireman’s wrath (3) 13 Devour in one attempt (3) 14 See nothing in senility (3) 16 Ready for collection (3) 18 Sound like a snake? (6) 21 Most oysters come with trifles (4) 23 Engage in payment (4) 26 School dealt badly with added sodium (6) 29 Field of pleasure (3) 31 Very excited about whiskey (3) 32 Barrel tax (3) 34 She holds map back-to-front (3) 36 Lively beer with soldier (5) 37 Curse faulty wares (5) 38 Tin from Tuscany (3) 39 Betting three notes on rate (5) 40 Smell of a coin, say (5)
DOWN
1 Mighty river shelter (6) 2 Aide made unusual impression (4) 3 Warden has second access (6) 4 It happened in the Seventies (5) 5 Yet it’s quiet (5) 6 Scared to include transport (3) 7 Organise sale of drinks (4) 8 Scheme to get some land (4) 15 Object to layabout from the country (5) 17 Encourage farm produce (3) 19 Animal in glasses (3) 20 Creature from sewer (3) 22 Now employers have to be obliged (3) 24 Notice bad habit needs guidance (6) 25 Range of old tepee (6) 27 Dream about having a gun (5) 28 Rushes at signs of sadness (5) 29 Blessed with not as much (4) 30 Collapsed round part of church (4) 33 Man of balance (4) 35 Wonder in drawer (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Ski run (5) 5 Rascal (5) 9 Verse (3) 10 Essential (5) 11 Anxious (5) 12 Anger (3) 13 Consume (3) 14 Zero (3) 16 Solidify (3) 18 Baby’s item (6) 21 Playthings (4) 23 Salary (4) 26 Seasoned (6) 29 Meadow (3) 31 Grain (3) 32 Keg (3) 34 Woman’s name (3) 36 Supple (5) 37 Blaspheme (5) 38 Container (3) 39 Velocity (5) 40 Perfume (5)
DOWN
1 Powerful (6) 2 Notion (4) 3 Guard (6) 4 Occurrence (5) 5 However (5) 6 Vehicle (3) 7 Beers (4) 8 Conspiracy (4) 15 European state (5) 17 Ovum (3) 19 Donkey (3) 20 Female sheep (3) 22 Be indebted to (3) 24 Counsel (6) 25 Scope (6) 27 Weapon-bearing (5) 28 Rips (5) 29 Fewer (4) 30 Church recess (4) 33 Mr Turing? (4) 35 Amazement (3)