TWO-WAY TEASER
Two sets of clues but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Head of force put in danger searched for weapons (7) 5 Arrangement for group on top (5) 8 Eggs from duck on van, mostly (3) 9 How you hammer without wanting to pay? (2,3,4) 10 Eventful incident when prosecutor grabs hold of sheep! (5) 11 Museum man’s reversed rota with NI police (7) 13 Waddle when unsteady – don’t hurry! (6) 14 Knowledge you can get your teeth into? (6) 17 Ceremony when you overtake at speed? (7) 19 Attracts spectators with cricket shots (5) 21 Grounds in this have provided drink (9) 23 Certainly repeatable on board (3) 24 Reversible doctrine (5) 25 Way in which you have to show regard (7)
DOWN
1 Overflow in the first animal rescue (5) 2 Suffering a lot in a rough road? (2,1,3,3) 3 King now has everybody – you can’t tell him anything (4-3) 4 Find Ted standing up etc though drunk (6) 5 She’s about to return unqualified (5) 6 Room, leaf or cloth (3) 7 His progress was booked (7) 12 Rough wade vital in big surge of water (5,4) 13 If cited in trouble, shortfall’s revealed (7) 15 I’m a favourite American causing Driving Force (7) 16 Bad sprout causing dazed state (6) 18 He works underground at gathering in information (5) 20 Large thin piece he’s put in fixed (5) 22 Supporter in the cooler (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Played boisterously (7) 5 Establish new business (5) 8 Eggs (3) 9 Paid at once (2,3,4) 10 Theatre play (5) 11 Head of a museum (7) 13 Drag one’s heels (6) 14 Knowledge (6) 17 Ceremony involving low aircraft (7) 19 Moves into a certain direction (5) 21 Container for hot drink (9) 23 Yes (3) 24 Religious doctrine (5) 25 Polite regard (7)
DOWN
1 Overflow of water (5) 2 Facing great distress (2,1,3,3) 3 Person who thinks he has great knowledge (4-3) 4 To discover a crime (6) 5 Perpendicular, very steep (5) 6 Main evening meal (Br) (3) 7 Person undertaking religious journey (7) 12 Huge surge of water (5,4) 13 Shortfall (7) 15 Driving force (7) 16 State of unconsciousness (6) 18 Spy (5) 20 Bedcover (5) 22 An ardent admirer (3)