Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 Suggest I stop

running (5)

5 Secretary for each

tabloid? (5)

9 Juicer contains cold

thing (3)

10 All right for a Greek character to have beast (5)

11 Animal is almost

cunning (5)

12 Catch in one trap (3) 13 Supporter of

sport? (3)

14 Consume in one

attempt (3)

16 May turn into

food (3)

18 Ran back to argue,

being prejudiced (6) 21 Doesn’t stand for

porkies (4)

23 Soar, using

paddles (4)

26 Horn as facial

feature (6)

29 Field of pleasure (3) 31 Wonder in

drawer (3)

32 Ruin in Denmark (3) 34 Talk of argon, say (3) 36 Jiggle small fish (5) 37 Be a headless

chauvinist (5)

38 Holding racket

inside (3)

39 Favours teams (5) 40 Looks for ability on

board ship (5)

DOWN

1 Plot is involving gun (6)

2 Darts player’s place in Rochester (4)

3 Calm during lease renewal (6)

4 Column: ‘To Be Beholden’ in translation (5)

5 Father not excited by show (5)

6 Copy of tapestry (3) 7 Understanding crime (4)

8 Grooms have space (4)

15 A religious man finds old wife a missile (5)

17 Fairy’s tune (3)

19 Has turned into a tree (3) 20 You and I have nothing but sadness (3)

22 Fireman’s wrath (3) 24 A drama about some

vessels (6)

25 Rinses out warning

devices (6)

27 Watering hole for

group (5)

28 Examines cricket

matches (5)

29 Blessed with not as

much (4)

30 Old keys (4)

33 Like a family (4)

35 Taxes have to

stop (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Submit (5)

5 Writing material (5) 9 Frozen water (3)

10 African ruminant (5) 11 Nagging woman (5) 12 Mesh (3)

13 Golf peg (3)

14 Devour (3)

16 Sweet potato (3)

18 Slender (6)

21 Untruths (4)

23 Sculls (4)

26 Nose, informally (6) 29 Meadow (3)

31 Amazement (3)

32 Spoil (3)

34 Type of element (3) 36 Tremble (5)

37 Live (5)

38 Noise (3)

39 Edges (5)

40 Peruses (5)

DOWN

1 Firearm (6)

2 Darts line (4)

3 Peaceful (6)

4 Turret (5)

5 Christmas play (5) 6 Primate (3)

7 Compassion (4)

8 Chamber (4)

15 Projectile (5)

17 Manner (3)

19 Charred remains (3) 20 Misery (3)

22 Anger (3)

24 Fleet (6)

25 Temptresses (6)

27 Desert’s fertile patch (5)

28 Trials (5)

29 Fewer (4)

30 Elderly (4)

33 Similar (4)

35 Terminate (3)