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Two-speed coffeebrea­k Cryptic clues

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

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ACROSS

1 Cuts bits of film (5)

5 Stick to prohibitio­n outside (5)

9 He’s on the staff (3)

10 Get used to terrible ruin, to a point (5)

11 Turn aside and declare time (5)

12 Facts in emergency (3)

13 Drink of character, say (3)

14 Point to the Spanish swimmer (3)

16 Started with pitch (3)

18 Steps that may be taken (6)

21 The others relax (4)

23 A hot sort of curse (4)

26 The cricket team’s legs (6)

29 Appearing with food (3)

31 Roused about employment (3)

32 Gun-wielding animal (3)

34 Ruin in Denmark (3)

36 Only small flatfish (5)

37 Live like headless chauvinist (5)

38 Fewer around animal (3)

39 Enid returned to daughter and had a meal (5)

40 Arranges into types (5)

DOWN

1 Sign of damage to box on right (6)

2 Nothing but affection (4)

3 Patterns to build a slide (6)

4 Placed diets differentl­y (5)

5 Instrument’s strange bulge (5)

6 Is more than one? (3)

7 Contented with shelter (4)

8 Not far from one argument (4)

15 Borders of shrubs not started (5)

17 Captain has fitting (3)

19 Devoured more than seven, say (3)

20 About to have nothing but eggs (3)

22 Level with first woman (3)

24 Viewpoint right for sportsman (6)

25 Dwellings that are safe? (6)

27 Left university free to be sensationa­l (5)

28 Doctors with small underwear (5)

29 Walk like a policeman (4)

30 Mean to change the last word (4)

33 Went off amphibian (4)

35 Taxes have to stop (3)

Quick clues ACROSS

1 Fasteners (5)

5 Conductor’s stick (5)

9 Stick (3) 10 Habituate (5)

11 Ward off (5)

12 Informatio­n (3)

13 Beverage (3)

14 Long fish (3)

16 Black liquid (3)

18 Set of rungs (6)

21 Pause (4)

23 Vow (4)

26 Number (6)

29 Vegetable (3)

31 Exploit (3)

32 Wildebeest (3)

34 Spoil (3)

36 Shoe parts (5)

37 Be (5)

38 Female sheep (3)

39 Had supper? (5)

40 Kinds (5)

DOWN

1 Bomb-hole (6)

2 Cherish (4)

3 Principles (6)

4 Located (5)

5 Military trumpet (5)

6 Plural of is (3)

7 Canvas shelter (4)

8 Close (4)

15 Margins (5)

17 Suitable (3)

19 Consumed (3)

20 Small deer (3)

22 Previous day (3)

24 Fisherman (6)

25 Residences (6)

27 Graphic (5)

28 Singlets (5)

29 Trudge (4)

30 Prayer ending (4)

33 Amphibian (4)

35 Hatchet (3)

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