TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 A young animal turning into immature creature (4) 3 Tree fellow on the council? (8) 9 Excel, being almost sure to get through (7) 10 Litter in a car (5) 11 One who looks to the future! (7,5) 13 Sword needing repair when damaged (6) 15 Part of one’s body uses it wrongly (6) 17 Unlimited power given by White Paper abroad (5,7) 20 Beyond a hundred, go slower or stop! (5) 21 Finished from tip to toe? (3,4) 22 Get nicer decoration for building (8) 23 Power source that goes down the drain? (4)

DOWN

1 Pole’s eccentric communication (8) 2 Social occasion in politics? (5) 4 Tally’s sorted out finally (6) 5 Cat is fooling around with clay tiles very happily (12) 6 Craze of well known pop group (7) 7 They’re dressed in order to be holy (4) 8 Mental matter in disorder or physical abuse (12) 12 It’s finely layered, on the surface (8) 14 Calm down cat during wild leap (7) 16 Get on bait when at sea (6) 18 Protection for hundred and more (5) 19 After a hundred, he has to be in pain! (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Insect in the inactive stage of development (4) 3 Civic dignitary (8) 9 Outdo (7) 10 Saloon car (5) 11 Fortune teller (7,5) 13 Kind of sword (6) 15 Paper handkerchief (6) 17 Complete discretion (5,7) 20 To stop (5) 21 Finished (3,4) 22 Putting up (8) 23 A grating (4)

DOWN

1 Sent from a holiday (8) 2 Social celebration (5) 4 Finally (6) 5 With great delight (12) 6 Insanity (7) 7 Religious women (4) 8 Abuse (12) 12 Covered in a thin layer (8) 14 To pacify (7) 16 Acquire (6) 18 A lid (5) 19 A continuous dull pain (4)