Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Fight for what’s left (5) 5 An appealing sort of accent (5) 9 Raw material from forest (3) 10 Father returns fellow protective gear (5) 11 Unorthodox book (5)
12 Join a religious man (3) 13 Wonder in drawer (3) 14 Draw back from English bishops (3) 16 Admit to being won over (3) 18 Stop and apprehend (6) 21 Sailor finds the French skilful (4) 23 Roasting outside oven (4) 26 Bad trade died when hurried (6) 29 Marched around bend (3) 31 Refusal to include land (1,1,1) 32 Chatting about head covering (3) 34 Guided by small light (3) 36 Bit of quiet, say (5) 37 A party has one excuse (5) 38 Trimmed around lip (3) 39 Tim has one left back at boundary (5) 40 Rushes communists with energy (5)
DOWN
1 Boy volunteers clutching a composition (6) 2 Boast to a flyer (4) 3 Show about meat (6) 4 Pearl turned out less bright (5) 5 Concealed scarab caught out Middle Easterners (5)
6 Payment method for swimmer (3) 7 Loosen at a French party (4) 8 College of note, possibly (4) 15 Tolerates animals (5) 17 Has been returning saw (3) 19 Shade of credibility (3) 20 Lowest digit? (3) 22 Exclude from pub (3) 24 Stick notice to this place (6) 25 Symbols of babies take me back (6) 27 Check gold key and object (5) 28 Creature has time to pair off (5) 29 Initially missing? (4) 30 Declamation about seafood (4) 33 Sharp as a group of detectives (4) 35 Delighted with name (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Shred (5) 5 Angle type (5) 9 Mineral (3) 10 Pinafore (5) 11 Work of fiction (5) 12 Append (3) 13 Amazement (3) 14 Recede (3) 16 Possess (3) 18 Take into custody (6) 21 Competent (4) 23 Kiln (4) 26 Moved swiftly (6) 29 Curve (3) 31 Utah’s country (1,1,1) 32 Headwear item (3) 34 Went ahead (3) 36 Section (5) 37 Suspect’s explanation (5) 38 Edge (3) 39 Extent (5) 40 Water plants (5)
DOWN
1 Musical piece (6) 2 Black bird (4) 3 Expose (6)
4 Less colourful (5) 5 Spirited horses (5) 6 Food fish (3) 7 Reverse (4) 8 Public school (4) 15 Ursine creatures (5) 17 Used to be (3) 19 Colour (3)
20 Foot part (3) 22 Ingot (3)
24 Cling (6)
25 Clan emblems (6) 27 Official inspection (5) 28 Nocturnal mammal (5) 29 Unlawfully absent (4) 30 Bivalve mollusc (4) 33 Corrosive substance (4) 35 Biblical priest (3)