Two-speed coffeebreak
Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same
Cryptic clues ACROSS
1 Suggest I stop
running (5)
5 Secretary for each
tabloid? (5)
9 Juicer contains cold
thing (3)
10 All right for a Greek character to have beast (5)
11 Animal is almost
cunning (5)
12 Catch in one trap (3) 13 Supporter of
sport? (3)
14 Consume in one
attempt (3)
16 May turn into
food (3)
18 Ran back to argue,
being prejudiced (6) 21 Doesn’t stand for
porkies (4)
23 Soar, using
paddles (4)
26 Horn as facial
feature (6)
29 Field of pleasure (3) 31 Wonder in
drawer (3)
32 Ruin in Denmark (3) 34 Talk of argon, say (3) 36 Jiggle small fish (5) 37 Be a headless
chauvinist (5)
38 Holding racket
inside (3)
39 Favours teams (5) 40 Looks for ability on
board ship (5)
DOWN
1 Plot is involving gun (6)
2 Darts player’s place in Rochester (4)
3 Calm during lease renewal (6)
4 Column: ‘To Be Beholden’ in translation (5)
5 Father not excited by show (5)
6 Copy of tapestry (3) 7 Understanding crime (4)
8 Grooms have space (4)
15 A religious man finds old wife a missile (5)
17 Fairy’s tune (3)
19 Has turned into a tree (3) 20 You and I have nothing but sadness (3)
22 Fireman’s wrath (3) 24 A drama about some
vessels (6)
25 Rinses out warning
devices (6)
27 Watering hole for
group (5)
28 Examines cricket
matches (5)
29 Blessed with not as
much (4)
30 Old keys (4)
33 Like a family (4)
35 Taxes have to
stop (3)
Quick clues ACROSS
1 Submit (5)
5 Writing material (5) 9 Frozen water (3)
10 African ruminant (5) 11 Nagging woman (5) 12 Mesh (3)
13 Golf peg (3)
14 Devour (3)
16 Sweet potato (3)
18 Slender (6)
21 Untruths (4)
23 Sculls (4)
26 Nose, informally (6) 29 Meadow (3)
31 Amazement (3)
32 Spoil (3)
34 Type of element (3) 36 Tremble (5)
37 Live (5)
38 Noise (3)
39 Edges (5)
40 Peruses (5)
DOWN
1 Firearm (6)
2 Darts line (4)
3 Peaceful (6)
4 Turret (5)
5 Christmas play (5) 6 Primate (3)
7 Compassion (4)
8 Chamber (4)
15 Projectile (5)
17 Manner (3)
19 Charred remains (3) 20 Misery (3)
22 Anger (3)
24 Fleet (6)
25 Temptresses (6)
27 Desert’s fertile patch (5)
28 Trials (5)
29 Fewer (4)
30 Elderly (4)
33 Similar (4)
35 Terminate (3)