TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Gets somewhere with regard to pains (7) 5 Start of backache due to being bent forward (5) 8 Student joining sailor in workroom (3) 9 Right! I’m honoured to have it! (9) 10 It’s steep for singer (5) 11 Suffer by entering tunnel? (7) 13 Obtain agreement in Yorkshire town (6) 14 Being strangely gifted makes you act restlessly (6) 17 A rum and tea cocktail for an enthusiast (7) 19 Can you count on them for election? (5) 21 All meals provided with table covered? (4,5) 23 West in victory (3) 24 Peak ultimately reached by Rod Steiger (5) 25 Be quick on the stairs? (5,2)

DOWN

1 Old object planted in barrel I collected (5) 2 With a tube and air I can develop dwarf perennial (9) 3 Confident short flight will have fuel arranged (7) 4 Mistake of jumping school kids (4-2) 5 One pound invested in young growth has to grow (5) 6 Small weed should have end chopped off (3) 7 Detective Inspector, due to changes, faded away (4,3) 12 Correct a method without delay (5,4) 13 Steal a bit (7) 15 He’ll come in with van ride arranged (7) 16 Take the air to feel alive (6) 18 It’s still hot at the end of some months (5) 20 Drink beer outside UN to dawn (5) 22 Pull an ear (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Arrives at (7) 5 Resembling an arch (5) 8 Room for scientific experiments (3) 9 An exclusive right (9) 10 Steep rock face (5) 11 Endure (7) 13 To subside and become calm (6) 14 Move about restlessly (6) 17 Unprofessional sportsman (7) 19 Takes part in election (5) 21 Accommodation with all meals (4,5) 23 Gain prize in competition (3) 24 Swiss mountain (5) 25 Instruction to increase speed (5,2)

DOWN

1 Keepsake from the past (5) 2 Perennial garden plant (9) 3 Promising (7) 4 Make a mistake (4-2) 5 Develop and grow (5) 6 Very small (3) 7 Became extinct (4,3) 12 Immediately (5,4) 13 Simple bit for a horse (7) 15 One who overruns a country (7) 16 Short respite (6) 18 Smouldering piece of coal (5) 20 Daybreak (3,2) 22 Carry with difficulty (3)