TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Loudly played part of drama, in truth (4) 3 Arena associated with Birmingham (8) 9 Creepy-crawly holding penny to have close look (7) 10 Mother’s afterthought for a childish illness (5) 11 Record kept of incisive reporting (5,7) 13 A time birds have to get into capital (6) 15 In long periods, regiment is of one opinion (6) 17 Very little right in an honest harvest? (5,2,5) 20 You want to crash OK? Ski into this telephone box! (5) 21 Put too much strain on people in public with a kiss (7) 22 Captain Kirk’s programme on horseback? (4,4) 23 Take some care around region (4)

DOWN

1 Sportsmanship in reasonably good drama (4,4) 2 Conservative’s hurry to be virtuous (5) 4 Dishonestly, but not constantly? (6) 5 Swelling has to get the woman to treat everything alike (4,8) 6 Make me mines of very big size (7) 7 A mild oath makes you go quiet (4) 8 Way to travel in period style? (6,6) 12 No inspiring cause of murder (8) 14 One of the Marx Brothers gets on with a spear (7) 16 Nothing in the TV detective is unsmiling (6) 18 Nutter loses head in express! (5) 19 Leave out refuse container (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Verifiable or actual event (4) 3 Stadium with matadors (8) 9 Examine closely (7) 10 Acute contagious disease (5) 11 Clipping of newspaper article (5,7) 13 Capital of Greece (6) 15 Concurs (6) 17 Small amount of honesty (5,2,5) 20 Telephone booth (5) 21 Exert excessively (7) 22 Journey by horse (4,4) 23 Piece of ground (4)

DOWN

1 Honest dealing, justice (4,4) 2 Hindu class (5) 4 False (6) 5 Pool resources (4,8) 6 Huge (7) 7 Used to express surprise (4) 8 Long-term travel pass (6,6) 12 Suffocation (8) 14 Underwater missile (7) 16 Gloomy and ill-tempered (6) 18 Out-and-out (5) 19 Container for transporting refuse (4)