TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Joke in science lesson (9) 7 It’s exhausted, everything considered (3,2) 9 Trademark on novel just available? (5,3) 11 Man having it may be close to danger (5) 12 Stimulate creatively in part of church (7) 14 Boring pieces? (4) 15 Big prize lifted by drinkers (3) 17 He grips nothing in this tool (3) 18 Love found in favourite bard (4) 20 It’s staged on a horse (7) 23 Capsizes will restrict river excursion (5) 24 Port finished or remaining (4,4) 26 Note in awful, sad song (5) 27 Produce the thread of story? (4,1,4)

DOWN 2 Bird has to take things home (5) 3 Fellow grabs thousand from top sportsman (5) 4 A vessel has power (3) 5 Formal wear in court? (7) 6 Get down to some exercise! (5,4) 8 First marksman thought to be fatal to swans (4,4) 10 Damned way to repair a hole (4) 12 Clumsy DIY counts in jail (2,7) 13 Provider left one in late meal (8) 16 Ailment spotted in Germany (7)

19 Water container, in brief, on tap! (4) 21 Labourer’s against going into fleet (5) 22 The Queen has right or something wrong (5) 25 The week’s last workday has been shortened! (3)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Actual and not theoretical (9) 7 Completely exhausted (3,2) 9 Never used (5,3) 11 Remove body hair with a razor (5) 12 Animate (7) 14 Cutting parts of a drill (4) 15 Soccer trophy (3) 17 Garden tool (3) 18 Person who writes verse (4) 20 Increased, accumulated (7) 23 Stumbles (5) 24 Remaining (4,4) 26 Funeral lament (5) 27 Tell a story (4,1,4)

DOWN 2 Batman’s accomplice (5) 3 Overall winner (5) 4 Metal container (3) 5 Proceeding in a court (7) 6 Crouching exercise (5,4) 8 Metal balls used by anglers (4,4) 10 Mend with thread (4) 12 Under arrest (2,7) 13 Person who provides the goods (8) 16 Children’s disease (7) 19 Specific style of type (4) 21 Building labourer (Brit, old-fashioned) (5) 22 A mistake (5) 25 Tomorrow (3)