TWO WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Part of dress old boy returns to chop up (6)

4 Yacht may be under what painter is working on (6) 9 Fish any church can get half-over (7)

10 Romeo gets zero right (5)

11 US coin found in sediment (4) 12 It takes courage to grind one’s

teeth (4)

13 Brown will go after those who

owe money (3)

15 Vegetable on sheltered side

at top of kitchen garden (4)

16 Claim Vera could make it (4)

19 Particle that’s charged in with

nothing in the middle (3)

21 They slither out of the creel,

sometimes (4)

22 At this time the match is over and one can take no more (4)

24 It’s alternative to a part of a

path in space (5)

25 Dangled haphazardly to make

one happy (7)

26 One increases the ranks of the

dandies (6)

27 Interfere with a gong, by the

sound of it (6)

DOWN

1 With these, the mark of the beast is imposed (8-5) 2 System of counting mice lad worked out (7)

3 Rider may take one in hand for a close cut (4) 5 Grammatical case got from table, via alteration (8)

6 Six repeatedly find the day brilliant (5)

7 It weighs the equilibrium of the first season (6,7) 8 Third gift my king takes with right hand (5)

14 Base on which one may be

idolised (8)

17 Fully trained but banned

from flying without a leader (7) 18 Gets weary of irises (5)

20 Brave aristocrat (5)

23 Cost of travel (and food) (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Body of a gown (6)

4 Strong, heavy cloth (6)

9 Salty little fish (7)

10 Sweetheart (5)

11 US 10-cent piece (4)

12 Stone particles (4)

13 Mouse-coloured (3)

15 Pungent veggie (4)

16 Declare to be true (4)

19 Electrically charged

particle (3)

21 Morays or congers (4)

22 Replete (4)

24 Path of a planet (5)

25 To cheer one (7)

26 Expands (6)

27 Interfere unnecessarily (6)

DOWN

1 They are heated to mark

cattle, etc (8-5)

2 Counting system based

on 10 (7)

3 Quantity harvested (4)

5 Removing (surgery) (8)

6 Brightly coloured (5)

7 Instrument for weighing (6,7) 8 Sweet cicely (5)

14 Support for column (8)

17 Made into curves (7)

18 Countries’ banners (5)

20 Grand (5)

23 Journey money (4)