TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 A maker of rum, at furnace for a change (12)

8 Is much moved, having put on side (8)

9 It may be the dregs, but it comes out on top (4)

11 Make deep research into

some Handel Vespers (5)

12 Painting, in a hand’s-breadth,

shows it’s a hard life (7)

13 Island naval rating took the

French back to (4)

15 Over-production of liver first

detected in food-channel (4) 19 Part of university where Old King held part of the match (7)

20 Is more of a supernumerary

(5)

22 One almost defunct that may

spring to mind (4)

23 Cost one man is involved in

for the brotherly life (8)

24 There’s no charge for putting up with sculpture in the round (4-8)

DOWN

2 It is terrible but it is not illicit to be beheaded (5) 3 Clues scatter around the North may uncover family men (6)

4 Is disinclined to a passage in the Bible (6)

5 A telling sort of musical entertainment (7) 6 There’s a strong protest about monster crane (12)

7 The wipe that may come to blows (12)

10 There’s space for the family

doctor with a heart (3)

14 Think it to be evil maybe with honeymaker around (7) 16 A lying situation found in the garden (3)

17 Of which two gentlemen possibly took an over (6) 18 Draughtsman turned up to get his just earnings (6) 21 Giant a bird put an end to (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Producer (12) 8 Influenced (8)

9 Matter floating on the surface (4)

11 Dig deep (5)

12 Rigorous (7)

13 Island in the Mediterranean

(4)

15 Over-supply (4)

19 A place of learning (7)

20 Additional (5)

22 Notion (4)

23 Of a monk’s life (8)

24 Not attached to anything

(4-8)

DOWN

2 Very bad (5)

3 Male relations (6)

4 Reluctant (6)

5 A solo concert (7)

6 Strong protest (12)

7 Cloth square for wiping nose

(12)

10 Space between (3)

14 Think it to be (7)

16 Floor of sea, river (3)

17 Italian town (6)

18 Give in recognition of merit

(6)

21 Someone of great strength (5)