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)