Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Show indifference to shawl (5) 5 Bears used as weapon (5) 9 Drink of character, say (3) 10 Escape to form union? (5) 11 Instrument using argon (5) 12 Catch in one trap (3) 13 Wooden record (3) 14 Refusal to include country (1,1,1) 16 Bother at a party (3) 18 Safeguard space and get positive (6) 21 Uncovered a painting (4)
23 Tax on small barrels (4) 26 You and I organise sale of animal (6) 29 Swimmer feeling around (3) 31 Gun-wielding creature (3) 32 Don’t stand for untruth (3) 34 Hearsay about parts of the head (3) 36 Bit of quiet, say (5) 37 Scandinavian food (5) 38 Procure from strange tradesman (3) 39 At university, quiet group gets troubled (5) 40 Rushes communists with energy (5)
DOWN
1 Lets on about being hot (6) 2 The Roman’s conqueror (4) 3 Shabby sort of dagger (6) 4 Mastermind loses one category (5) 5 Arson solved by sound detection (5)
6 Copy of tapestry (3) 7 Wager with a foreign character (4) 8 Repeat in the choir (4) 15 Land us and get new order (5) 17 Dorothy comes to a full stop (3) 19 One writer’s novel (3)
20 Level with first woman (3) 22 Roused about employment (3) 24 Suggest having beer with member (6) 25 Layers of bedclothes (6) 27 Unexpectedly greet a bird (5) 28 Great policeman (5) 29 Cure using shade (4) 30 Blessed with not as much (4) 33 Cold dice are thrown (4) 35 Wonder in drawer (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Shoulder gesture (5) 5 Sword (5) 9 Beverage (3) 10 Run off to wed (5) 11 Body part (5) 12 Mesh (3) 13 Caber (3) 14 Iowa’s location (1,1,1) 16 Fuss (3)
18 Make certain (6) 21 Naked (4)
23 Kegs (4) 26 Stoat-like mammal (6) 29 Long fish (3) 31 Wildebeest (3)
32 Fib (3)
34 Head of corn (3) 36 Section (5) 37 Vegetable (5) 38 Obtain (3) 39 Distress (5) 40 Water plants (5)
DOWN
1 Taken unlawfully (6) 2 Idol (4) 3 Tattered (6) 4 Subdivision (5) 5 Navigation aid (5) 6 Primate (3) 7 Greek letter (4) 8 Resound (4) 15 African country (5) 17 Speck (3) 19 Fresh (3) 20 Previous day (3) 22 Utilise (3) 24 Claim (6) 25 Pages (6) 27 Wading bird (5) 28 Wonderful (5) 29 Linen colour (4) 30 Smaller amount (4) 33 Chilled (4) 35 Amazement (3)