Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
Cryptic clues
ACROSS 1 Worried about
cedar (5)
5 Form different
heaps (5)
9 Raw material from
forest (3)
10 More lichen round
antique (5)
11 Feeling that may be
common (5)
12 Captain has
fitting (3)
13 School nowadays is
gloomy (3)
14 Relaxed during
conversation (3)
16 Sylvester’s
cunning (3)
18 Festival involving a
steer (6)
21 The first to run off
and spin (4)
23 Surgeon’s desire (4) 26 Give professor the
wrong tea (6)
29 Briefly a judge (3) 31 Swan enclosure (3) 32 In favour of a
number, say (3)
34 Delighted with
priest (3)
36 Force to use the
car (5)
37 Nervous part of
speech (5)
38 Catch in one
trap (3)
39 Wonderful-sounding
fireplace (5)
40 Singes report from
prophets (5) DOWN 1 Indulge clique with lettuce first (6)
2 Part of Far East (4) 3 Deliver plaster (6) 4 Doctor gets points for attire (5)
5 Criticise stale production (5)
6 Trendy joint (3)
7 Performs part of the Bible (4)
8 Notice eastern agent (4)
15 Compensate by sending a note (5) 17 Member of whole group (3)
19 Also among pandas (3) 20 Truth about
groove (3)
22 Roused about
employment (3)
24 Improve engineers
with penalty (6)
25 Unexpectedly greets
birds (6)
27 Mention old tree (5) 28 Danes out of
range (5)
29 Called for a step (4) 30 Fate involves dairy
product (4)
33 Finished six
deliveries (4)
35 Allow to hire (3)
Quick clues
ACROSS 1 Was concerned (5) 5 Outline (5)
9 Mineral (3)
10 Keepsake (5)
11 Touch or taste? (5) 12 Suitable (3)
13 Miserable (3)
14 Was seated (3)
16 Insidious (3)
18 End of Lent (6)
21 Rotate (4)
23 Encourage (4)
26 Bequeath (6)
29 Umpire? (3)
31 Ballpoint (3)
32 On behalf of (3) 34 Man’s name (3)
36 Impel (5)
37 Anxious (5)
38 Mesh (3)
39 Shred (5)
40 Clairvoyants (5) DOWN 1 Pamper (6)
2 Region (4)
3 Provide (6)
4 Costume (5)
5 Roofing material (5) 6 Top of the thigh (3) 7 Deeds (4)
8 Catch sight of (4) 15 Make amends (5)
17 Limb (3)
19 Common word (3) 20 Furrow (3)
22 Manipulate (3)
24 Purify (6)
25 Heron relatives (6) 27 Give a view (5)
28 South American mountains (5)
29 Ladder part (4)
30 Greek cheese (4) 33 Above (4)
35 Permit (3)