Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Fuel poured over the first glass (5) 5 Quiet set of keys (5) 9 Prunes have to manage (3) 10 Rents out birds (5) 11 Farewell from a French deity (5) 12 Wanting to include tiny creature (3) 13 Produce island broadcast (3) 14 Inside, holding racket (3)
16 Sick of villagers (3) 18 Tense at the border (2,4) 21 Lucid French river, say (4) 23 Change during meditation (4) 26 Register for large drink (6) 29 For every experience has it (3) 31 Certain to miss first river (3) 32 Prohibit British article (3) 34 Course includes possessive pronoun (3)
36 A room for a trophy (5) 37 Palms off a song (5) 38 Supporter of sport? (3) 39 One transaction is perfect (5) 40 Pears used as a weapon (5)
DOWN
1 Commotion about a scarf (6) 2 Loud, confusing pastime (4) 3 Musical agreement? (6) 4 Point duet out as a piece of music (5) 5 Called after parking accident (5) 6 Spinning around pub (3)
7 It’s a new drink (4) 8 The shape of cricket in London? (4) 15 Loafer relied on working without energy (5) 17 Flowers in sleigh (3) 19 Catch in one trap (3) 20 Swimmer feeling around (3) 22 Copy of tapestry (3) 24 Discuss what young lady consumed (6) 25 Sensitive offer (6) 27 Countryside in Outer Urals (5) 28 Smiles at rays (5) 29 Fairy of superiority (4) 30 Groped around for fastening (4) 33 Part of the Far East (4) 35 Refusal to include land (1,1,1)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Piccolo, eg (5) 5 Keyboard instrument (5) 9 Sprint (3) 10 Wading birds (5) 11 Word of leave-taking (5) 12 Insect (3) 13 Lettuce (3) 14 Noise (3) 16 Unwell (3) 18 Nervous (2,4) 21 Rational (4) 23 Emend (4) 26 Triple (6)
29 For every (3) 31 English river (3) 32 Boycott (3) 34 Belonging to us (3) 36 Honour (5) 37 Religious poem (5) 38 Golf peg (3) 39 Model (5) 40 Javelin (5)
DOWN
1 Squabble (6) 2 Board game (4) 3 All togther (6) 4 Short composition (5) 5 Collision (5) 6 Tavern (3) 7 Sparkling wine (4) 8 Ellipse (4) 15 Dreamer (5) 17 Garland (3) 19 Mesh (3) 20 Long fish (3) 22 Primate (3) 24 Discussion (6) 25 Sore (6) 27 Rustic (5) 28 Rafters (5) 29 Supernatural being (4) 30 Cord (4) 33 Region (4) 35 America (1,1,1)