Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

Cryptic clues ACROSS

1 City for cavorting

pairs (5)

5 Insurance is about

finished (5)

9 Time of

pageantry (3)

10 Long to be right

inside grotto (5)

11 Rule out getting married to primate (5)

12 He’s good at

karate (3)

13 Fuss at a party (3)

14 Talented with

drink (3)

16 Healthy colour in

Istanbul (3)

18 Cat takes to a new

food (6)

21 Always in same

version (4)

23 Point to tree that’s

clean (4)

26 Cricket team’s

legs (6)

29 Member of whole

group (3)

31 Is more than one? (3)

32 Definitely an

article (3)

34 Charming around

branch (3)

36 Right deli, wrong to

be annoyed (5)

37 Walks poles

around (5)

38 Previously used in

poetry? (3)

39 School devours

benches (5)

40 Socialist, after hesitation, made a mistake (5)

DOWN

1 Dish has a flavour (6)

2 Four keys get old (4)

3 Distant handset (6)

4 Go away to get small stuff (5)

5 Rookie acted strangely (5)

6 Removal includes eggs (3)

7 Air of invention (4)

8 Endlessly regretting destruction (4)

15 Alter form afterwards (5)

17 Animal in glasses (3)

19 Bored with raw material (3) 20 Now employees have

to be obliged (3)

22 Compete with

luvvies (3)

24 Learnt to play

horn? (6)

25 Chap arranged deed

and listened (6)

27 Palms off bulbs (5)

28 Conversed about

poetry (5)

29 Records terrible

slog (4)

30 Girl at a

celebration (4)

33 Present during the

recording (4)

35 Rubbish in grotto (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 European capital (5)

5 Lid (5)

9 Era (3)

10 Yearn for (5)

11 Madagascan creature (5)

12 Judo grade (3)

13 Bother (3)

14 Beer (3)

16 Brown (3)

18 Salad ingredient (6)

21 Constantly (4)

23 Scrub (4)

26 Number (6)

29 Limb (3)

31 Plural of is (3)

32 Common word (3)

34 Weapon (3)

36 Irritated (5)

37 Long strides (5)

38 Before (3)

39 Chairs (5)

40 Strayed (5)

DOWN

1 Roof of the mouth (6)

2 Elderly (4)

3 Far (6)

4 Leave quickly (5)

5 Military student (5)

6 Egg cells (3)

7 Opening (4)

8 Spoil (4)

15 Subsequently (5)

17 Donkey (3)

19 Mineral (3)

20 Be indebted to (3)

22 Contend (3)

24 Deer’s feature (6)

25 Paid attention (6)

27 Lights (5)

28 Stanza (5)

29 Cabers (4)

30 Formal party (4)

33 In this place (4)

35 Decay (3)