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)