Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Steal and cook (5) 5 New rose variety is European (5) 9 Captain has fitting (3) 10 Gas round region (5) 11 A riot out of proportion (5) 12 Exist as English flyer (3) 13 Talented with drink (3) 14 Father left as ally (3) 16 Cooler adherent (3) 18 Girdles for small trees (6) 21 Consumes a set recipe (4) 23 Animal of compassion, we hear (4) 26 Dishes made of petals (6) 29 Field of pleasure (3) 31 Model’s verse (3) 32 Heard boy is called Sol (3) 34 Ribbing about container (3) 36 Regale an inspiring figure (5) 37 Behold soldier gets caught by deduction (5) 38 Encountered police in London (3) 39 Peg finds Poles at difficult age (5) 40 Listens to fellow journalists (5)
DOWN
1 Show a padre working (6) 2 Old friend gets a stone (4) 3 Declare at cricket match (6) 4 Dances round in circles (5) 5 Eminent type of gas (5) 6 Honest about quantity (3) 7 Free to swim round atoll (4) 8 College of note, perhaps (4) 15 A chief is in front (5) 17 Fairy’s tune (3) 19 Crawler, when quiet (3) 20 The woman from Esher (3) 22 Time of pageantry (3) 24 Suppose article muses differently (6) 25 Number set out principles (6) 27 Yearns to be extensive at bend (5) 28 Train to cheat, somehow (5) 29 Final shoemaker’s implement (4) 30 Sailor finds the French skilful (4) 33 Employed American editor (4) 35 Find charged particle in stationer’s (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Simmer in water (5) 5 Scandinavian (5) 9 Suitable (3) 10 Form of oxygen (5) 11 Scale (5) 12 Insect (3) 13 Beer (3) 14 Companion (3) 16 Enthusiast (3) 18 Ribbons (6) 21 Devours (4) 23 Male deer (4) 26 Crockery items (6) 29 Meadow (3) 31 Poem (3) 32 Star (3) 34 Receptacle (3) 36 Entertain (5) 37 Reasoning (5) 38 Assembled (3) 39 Adolescents (5) 40 Pays attention (5)
DOWN
1 Procession (6) 2 Gemstone (4) 3 Affirm (6) 4 Bands (5) 5 Magnanimous (5) 6 Single, lone (3) 7 Coral ridge (4) 8 Public school (4) 15 Leading (5) 17 Manner (3) 19 Serpent (3) 20 Pronoun (3) 22 Era (3) 24 Take for granted (6) 25 Sets of beliefs (6) 27 Aches (5) 28 Instruct (5) 29 Ultimate (4) 30 Competent (4) 33 Second-hand (4) 35 Charged atom (3)