TWO-WAY TEASER
Two sets of clues but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Difficulties set in race (7) 5 Put stitches round in tough tissue (5) 8 It’s also part of England! (3) 9 Entirely without vice? Only reasonable! (5,4) 10 At that point it’s doubled to comfort people (5) 11 Current movement in meteorology (7) 13 Saucy ingredients for frolics! (6) 14 Pace hasn’t the power, with hesitation (6) 17 Piano like this is not flat! (7) 19 You’ll have time with what sound like trick trousers (5) 21 It’s a bloomer taking saloon to the country (9) 23 Show your disapproval of black circles (3) 24 Disabled boy has to hold me (5) 25 Tags are twisted – it makes your eyes water (4,3)
DOWN
1 He needs skill for the middle (5) 2 Russian to pelt with fruit (3,6) 3 By the sound of it, use tongue on your drink (7) 4 Sort of column you can get your back into? (6) 5 Sort of mint you chew on pointedly? (5) 6 Some salesman comply with one without commission (3) 7 Only his inferior half survives! (7) 12 Crawler who makes the streets untidy? (9) 13 It meets locally to find a house (7) 15 Miss Ford can receive ten with radio aerial (7) 16 Deception, we hear, in street observing precise rules (6) 18 Black, van or safe (5) 20 Going round depression ship loses speed (5) 22 Protected by marines I will reach border (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Jumps for athletes (7) 5 Tissue joining muscle to bone (5) 8 Too (3) 9 Not too bad (5,4) 10 In that place (5) 11 Current of gas (7) 13 High-spirited escapades (6) 14 Horse’s gait (6) 17 Honest, honourable (7) 19 Scottish trousers (5) 21 Flower often worn as buttonhole (9) 23 Exclamation uttered to surprise (3) 24 Crippled (5) 25 Measure used against rioters (4,3)
DOWN
1 Central or innermost part (5) 2 Bright salad ingredient (3,6) 3 Strong, sweet alcoholic spirit (7) 4 Of the backbone (6) 5 Pointed weapon (5) 6 Noncommissioned officer (3) 7 Man who’s lost his wife (7) 12 Person who throws rubbish (9) 13 Local administrative body of county (7) 15 Aerial (7) 16 Rigorous, severe (6) 18 To watch over (5) 20 Loses velocity (5) 22 Raised edge (3)