Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Move into underwear (5) 5 Land is small nuisance (5) 9 Feline to get married (3) 10 Act it out in the loft (5) 11 Shock a quiet friend (5) 12 Wanting to include tiny creature (3) 13 Drink of character, say (3) 14 Lubricant from boiler (3) 16 Regard for diocese (3) 18 Light is able to use LED (6) 21 Musical pets (4) 23 Stick to pale daughter (4) 26 Quietly allude to favour (6) 29 Verse from Roderick (3) 31 Raw material from forest (3) 32 Not returning a great deal (3) 34 Unprepared for war breaking out (3) 36 Law incorrectly cited (5) 37 Arrange letters for a while (5) 38 Woman from Esher (3) 39 Guide a bullock (5) 40 Reportedly seen and positioned (5)
DOWN
1 Motionless form of electricity (6) 2 Expect chap will get surgery (4) 3 Influence rascal with deed (6) 4 Working a lot with new nail (5) 5 Stand delay (5) 6 Hoping to include fastener (3) 7 Performs part of the bible (4) 8 One’s oddest feature (4) 15 Loafer relied on working without energy (5) 17 One drunk for a long time (3) 19 Crawler, when quiet (3) 20 Fewer around animal (3) 22 Join a religious man (3) 24 Sculptor has unusual traits (6) 25 Book is indeed diminished (6) 27 Argumentative sportsman (5) 28 Touches loud fish (5)
29 The burden we bear (4) 30 Language in another sentence (4) 33 Darts player’s place in Rochester (4) 35 Copy of tapestry (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Transport (5) 5 European country (5) 9 Man’s name (3) 10 Garret (5) 11 Horrify (5) 12 Insect (3) 13 Beverage (3) 14 Fossil fuel (3) 16 Notice (3)
18 Wax taper (6) 21 Kittens (4) 23 Magic stick (4) 26 Choose (6) 29 Poem (3) 31 Mineral (3) 32 Weight (3) 34 Uncooked (3) 36 Decree (5) 37 Magic formula (5) 38 Pronoun (3) 39 Navigate (5) 40 Located (5)
DOWN
1 Radio crackling (6) 2 Aspiration (4) 3 Collision (6) 4 Claw (5) 5 Cubicle (5) 6 Brooch (3) 7 Behaves (4) 8 Pry (4) 15 Dreamer (5) 17 Era (3) 19 Serpent (3) 20 Female sheep (3) 22 Append (3) 24 Painter (6) 25 Damaged (6) 27 Oarsman (5) 28 Senses (5) 29 Responsibility (4) 30 Gaelic (4) 33 Dart’s player’s line (4) 35 Primate (3)