Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Cast worth using (5) 5 All Ed ordered was serving implement (5) 9 About to have nothing but eggs (3) 10 All right for a Greek character to have animal (5) 11 First-born tree (5) 12 Drink of character, say (3) 13 Originally called in one engineer (3) 14 Perched during conversation (3) 16 Secular place (3) 18 Cricket team’s legs (6) 21 Poet loses right to residence (4) 23 Devours a set recipe (4) 26 Changes nowadays past improving (6) 29 Talented with a drink (3) 31 Sole shone, quietly deficient (3) 32 Started with sailor (3) 34 Nod back at academic (3) 36 Bechamel? Impudence! (5) 37 Concerning a boxing match (5) 38 Perfect score contents holder (3) 39 Time mare becomes less wild (5) 40 Round bees, terribly fat (5)
DOWN
1 Fish right inside channel (6) 2 Gap sounds complete (4) 3 Get back to mere problem with journalist (6) 4 Swore badly, having deteriorated (5) 5 Overdue, having time for coffee (5) 6 Copy of tapestry (3) 7 Laid-back face (4) 8 Notice eastern agent (4) 15 Ivan flew after article like bird (5) 17 Partner’s painting (3) 19 Field of pleasure (3) 20 Trap in the middle of court (3) 22 Low-flying predator (3) 24 Sharp statue design (6) 25 Calm queen seen running round (6) 27 Contributor performed rondo (5) 28 Stop cooking with European paste (5) 29 Tuna-mad relative (4) 30 Made off with dairy product (4) 33 New case for experts (4) 35 Nobel’s prize (1,1,1)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Chuck (5) 5 Large spoon (5) 9 Caviar (3) 10 African animal (5) 11 Church official (5) 12 Beverage (3) 13 Born as (3) 14 Perched (3) 16 Put down (3) 18 Number (6) 21 Dwelling (4) 23 Consumes (4) 26 Modifies (6) 29 Beer (3) 31 Single (3) 32 Pitch (3) 34 Professor (3) 36 Condiment (5) 37 Approximately (5) 38 Decimal base (3) 39 More domesticated (5) 40 Overweight (5)
DOWN
1 Ditch (6) 2 Opening (4) 3 Recover (6) 4 Less good (5) 5 Milky drink (5) 6 Primate (3) 7 Watch part (4) 8 Catch sight of (4) 15 Relating to birds (5) 17 Craft (3) 19 Meadow (3) 20 Mesh (3) 22 Nocturnal creature (3) 24 Perceptive (6) 25 Peaceful (6) 27 Benefactor (5) 28 Pasta coating (5) 29 Parent’s sister (4) 30 Type of cheese (4) 33 Playing cards (4) 35 Award (1,1,1)