Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Row about German
animal (5)
5 Provide rickety
crate (5)
9 Bother at a party (3) 10 Talk at zero
speed (5)
11 Domain has more
almonds (5)
12 Study of
cadences (3)
13 Youngster of
frugality (3)
14 Top card for pro (3) 16 Confused a year with
a smaller period (3) 18 Natural for tavern to
serve tea (6)
21 It grows in the
street (4)
23 Threaten battle to
the north (4)
26 Scribe sounds more
correct (6)
29 Leaving during
coffee (3)
31 Honest about
quantity (3)
32 Tin from Tuscany (3) 34 Everything in
gallery (3)
36 Conscious of wonder
taking artist back (5) 37 Souvenir of pure
lichen (5)
38 Snitched about
fool (3)
39 Daughter used suet
in pairs (5)
40 Listens to fellow
journalists (5)
DOWN
1 Sailor to achieve aim (6)
2 Aide’s unusual impression (4)
3 Leave a fib for keeper (6)
4 Old Italian-style manor (5)
5 Student acted strangely (5)
6 Great elk has dined (3)
7 Incline towards nurse (4)
8 Trust right cathedral city (4) 15 Room for taxi at
home (5)
17 Atmosphere in
Cairo (3)
19 One writer’s
novel (3)
20 Fewer round
animal (3)
22 Briefly a judge (3) 24 A crane turned out
to be hidden (6)
25 Sonnet about
ensembles (6)
27 Turns to snacks (5) 28 Instruct how to
cheat (5)
29 Now editors have to
be obliged (4)
30 Ticket price sounds
reasonable (4)
33 Raid carried out
without water (4) 35 Permit to hire (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Feline (5)
5 Supply food (5)
9 Fuss (3)
10 Speak in public (5)
11 Kingdom (5)
12 Lair (3)
13 Young woman (3) 14 Playing card (3)
16 Part of a week (3) 18 Inborn (6)
21 Large shrub (4) 23 Notify (4)
26 Author (6)
29 Rotten (3)
31 Number (3)
32 Container (3)
34 Everyone (3)
36 Alert (5)
37 Keepsake (5)
38 Louse’s egg (3) 39 Twosomes (5)
40 Pays attention (5)
DOWN
1 Goal (6)
2 Notion (4)
3 Footballer (6)
4 From a former empire (5)
5 Military student (5) 6 Consumed (3)
7 Look after (4)
8 Depend (4)
15 Log house (5)
17 Manner (3)
19 Fresh (3)
20 Female sheep (3) 22 Umpire (3)
24 Secret (6)
25 Nine-piece groups (6)
27 Tumbles (5)
28 Coach (5)
29 Was indebted to (4) 30 Taxi passenger (4) 33 Dry (4)
35 Allow (3)