daily double

the hard way

ACROSS 1 Moving spirits behind drug sales (7) 5 Those in favour have a point in writing (5) 8 When to take action in prison (5,4) 9 Recovered from a sudden attack (3) 10 It’s heavy though possibly used as a light attachment (4) 12 Humiliating return from a summit meeting? (8) 14 A binding affair perhaps (6) 15 They’re employed in a theatre or in religious work (6) 17 Just the same it means you had the right money (2,6) 18 Father to the French and mother to the Germans (4) 21 Some Africans have such charm (3) 22 Concerns financial gains (9) 24 Girl in New York becomes a nurse (5) 25 Division has FBI agents put outside (7) DOWN 1 Plead controversially for one trodden underfoot (5) 2 It will be in most winter sportsmen’s kit (3) 3 They’re regularly shelled and may be beaten (4) 4 A gentleman who goes after a lady (6) 5 Bearing gifts we hear vaguely (8) 6 A shade less well than usual? (3-6) 7 Holds out longer? (7) 11 It comes from a friend but also from a foe in fact (9) 13 There’s much laughter when a girl swallows it (8) 14 Hit by a car; not at all well (3,4) 16 A new stage setting may include them (6) 19 Rising and descent of the sun cause disturbance (5) 20 Get up in turn and crow (4) 23 Prosecute for wrong use (3)

the easy way

ACROSS 1 Judicious (7) 5 Violently split (5) 8 Incidentally (2,7) 9 Systematic record of journey (3) 10 Perceive (4) 12 Use roughly (8) 14 Captivating (6) 15 Feeling nauseated (6) 17 Notoriously bad (8) 18 Securest part of medieval castle (4) 21 Relatives (3) 22 Don’t be ridiculous! (4,3,2) 24 Sum (5) 25 Bridge from ship to shore (7) DOWN 1 Group of lions (5) 2 Circuit of racetrack (3) 3 Long pointed tooth of walrus (4) 4 Culmination (6) 5 Having just claim (8) 6 Complete reversal of opinion (5-4) 7 Nocturnal (7) 11 To ridicule (4,3,2) 13 Hostile (8) 14 Small personal ornament (7) 16 A spice (6) 19 Small-minded (5) 20 Shortly (4) 23 Not many (3)