TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 It’s one to players but one or three to you and me! (5,4) 8 Rodent is shy and returns awake (5) 9 Conciliate monkey swallowing vegetables (7) 11 Fanatic wants to laze about (6) 12 A fine waterfall (7) 13 Outstanding feature of a manager (4) 14 Kind that’s wrapped in silks (3) 17 It’s more than enough to get to nothing (3) 18 I’d look round for a pop star (4) 21 Delayed story when sitting up in bed (7) 23 A number will be in shape here (6) 24 Pardoned for having yielded (7) 25 One so bad will be lynched by it? (5) 26 Mistake in developing site has to cause great fear (9)

DOWN

2 Tearaway about to be brought up is more mature (5) 3 Breathe loudly – it’s a cunning plan (6) 4 Copy a course of exercises (3) 5 Staggering formation of troops? (7) 6 I’m saddled with a vehicle without an engine! (7) 7 Entirely without vice? Only reasonable! (5,4) 10 Worn by jockey in guise of a barrister? (4) 12 Performing well in fog I end in crash (5,4) 15 Put this first to come to the next world (7)

16 He prefers good food to eg rum when drunk! (7) 19 It’s nothing to start a space flight! (4) 20 It goes off noisily in old car (6) 22 The old rock star lives in another guise (5) 24 Before it, this means you can expect punishment (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Match with equal scores (5,4) 8 Aquatic S American rodent (5) 9 Pacify by yielding to demands (7) 11 Fervent proponent of something (6) 12 Very light rain (7) 13 Gaffer (4) 14 A type, sort (3) 17 Also (3) 18 Fan’s object of worship (4) 21 After the due time (7) 23 The human form (6) 24 Stopped blaming (7) 25 Loop with a slipknot (5) 26 Control by fear (9)

DOWN

2 More mature (5) 3 Breathing with a husky sound (6) 4 To mimic (3) 5 A level of command (7) 6 One on a pedal bike (7) 7 Not too bad (5,4) 10 Natural fibre (4) 12 Getting along well (5,4) 15 A ruled domain (7) 16 Person who enjoys good food (7) 19 Nil (4) 20 A sausage (6) 22 American rock star (5) 24 In support of (3)