TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 It’s setting out to be taxing(7) 5 Drink that indicates a warm welcome (5) 8 Some years are recalled in this (3) 9 Mum hangs around and pretends to be ill (9) 10 Tease us about sweet stuff (5) 11 See Ann struggling round right trap (7) 13 Horseman will grab a hostile attacker (6) 14 Bat to get half a score with strip of wood (6) 17 First course for apprentice (7) 19 Places for concealing drug in ship (5) 21 Perform satisfactorily like a sculptor? (5,4) 23 We’ll follow one in wonder (3) 24 Girl is getting up – it causes a strain! (5) 25 Letters composed to give support for board (7) DOWN 1 Peg gets north and south in youthful years (5) 2 Wildly Gran hails earthly paradise! (7-2) 3 I’m seeking meres all over the place for dip (7) 4 Kitchen for an old vessel (6) 5 It might get blocked in South America (5) 6 Chop old one back (3) 7 Oriental bearing behind ship (7) 12 He hasn’t an earthly chance of going a short distance! (9) 13 Fights against breaks from work and is locked in! (7) 15 Let off a sailor to for this clue (7) 16 No rite organised in the East (6) 18 Subject the men have hidden mostly (5) 20 Foreigner married in South East (5) 22 Beer consumed in the Dales (3) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Trying (7) 5 Agitate (5) 8 Distinctive period (3) 9 Avoids responsibilities (9) 10 A sweetener (5) 11 To trap (7) 13 Plunderer (6) 14 Holding strip (6) 17 First course (7) 19 A rash (5) 21 Perform nicely (5,4) 23 Amazement (3) 24 A strainer (5) 25 Table support (7) DOWN 1 Adolescent years (5) 2 Place of complete bliss (7-2) 3 To cover in liquid (7) 4 Ship’s kitchen (6) 5 Cavity above nose (5) 6 Tool for felling trees (3) 7 Oriental (7) 12 Spaceman (9) 13 Refuses to comply with (7) 15 Clear of blame (7) 16 The East (6) 18 Main idea or subject (5) 20 Root vegetable (5) 22 Beer (3)