Two-speed coffeebreak

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Daily pressure to

cook pear (5)

5 Extra fight has

energy (5)

9 Is more than one? (3) 10 Come in from barren

terrain (5)

11 Remove soap from

broken siren (5)

12 Now employers have

to be obliged (3)

13 Tin from Tuscany (3) 14 Nod back at

academic (3)

16 Fuss at a party (3)

18 Finish having woman

followed (6)

21 Game I play in

Latin (4)

23 Press club (4)

26 Search for doctor at

border (6)

29 Entreat for three

keys (3)

31 Raw material from

forest (3)

32 Animal in glasses (3) 34 Traitor in

fraternity (3)

36 Something useful, as

arranged (5)

37 A crop of fruit (5)

38 Low-flying bird (3) 39 It’s hot at the end of

three months (5)

40 Feeling that may be

common (5)

DOWN

1 Bundle left after wild caper (6)

2 Number from Marianne (4)

3 Wrote while locked up (6)

4 Rushes to find some instruments (5)

5 Weight of notes varies (5)

6 Hope woman has somewhere to sit (3) 7 Part of Far East (4) 8 Hence in another goal (4)

15 Furthest sort of route (5)

17 Couple from some French circle (3)

19 Agree with the head (3) 20 Enjoy

archaeology (3)

22 Roused about

employment (3)

24 Moving so near

ground (6)

25 Get comfortable at home with the French (6)

27 Reversible blade? (5) 28 Heads off Danes (5) 29 Corrupt

foundation (4)

30 Seize outlandish

garb (4)

33 Uses a needle at four

points (4)

35 Expert in tracery (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Writing material (5) 5 Surplus (5)

9 Plural of is (3)

10 Go in (5)

11 Wash out (5)

12 Be indebted to (3) 13 Container (3)

14 Professor (3)

16 Bother (3)

18 Resulted (6)

21 Board game (4)

23 Element (4)

26 Clear riverbed (6) 29 Implore (3)

31 Mineral (3)

32 Donkey (3)

34 Rodent (3)

36 Thing of value (5) 37 Oak seed (5)

38 Nocturnal creature (3)

39 Glowing coal (5) 40 Sight, eg (5)

DOWN

1 Package (6)

2 Operatic song (4) 3 Composed (6)

4 Water plants (5)

5 Boulder (5)

6 Church seat (3)

7 Region (4)

8 Therefore (4)

15 Exterior (5)

17 Twosome (3)

19 Signal assent (3) 20 Delve (3)

22 Utilise (3)

24 Cause (6)

25 Snuggle (6)

27 Helicopter part (5) 28 College officials (5) 29 Platform (4)

30 Snatch (4)

33 Darns (4)

35 Playing card (3)