TWO-WAY TEASER

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 7 He delivers a story about

beer (8) 8 Change gear in anger (4) 9 Engineers sit and relax (6) 10 Scope of former shelter (6) 11 Half a house (4) 12 Stuff making terrible liar

follow friend (8) 14 Little bit of pressure on

item (8) 18 Vision reported to be in

place (4) 20 Reliable outbuilding (6) 22 Burden with a seat (6) 23 Thus behold a lead

break (4) 24 Clever story about

dent (8))

DOWN 1 Harsh to cut energy (6) 2 Mark joins initial

pioneer (8) 3 Master new course (6) 4 Stop and apprehend (6) 5 Unpleasant offspring YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

of British traitor (4) 6 Time and motion plan (6) 13 Desire to send book to

native (8) 15 Performance by leaderless

group (6) 16 Make box to hold note (6) 17 Terrible lie, say, without

difficulty (6) 19 Informant at the bank (6) 21 Reserve a volume (4) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 7 Journalist (8) 8 Fury (4) 9 Rest (6) 10 Range (6) 11 50% (4) 12 Fibre (8) 14 Speck (8) 18 Location (4) 20 Sturdy (6) 22 Riding gear (6) 23 Unaccompanied (4) 24 Gifted (8)

DOWN 1 Strict (6) 2 Settler (8) 3 Brook (6) 4 Take into

custody (6) 5 Spoilt child (4) 6 Schedule (6) 13 Inhabitant (8) 15 Deed (6) 16 Invent (6) 17 Simply (6) 19 Cashier (6) 21 Paperback (4) To order Star Two-Way Teaser Volume 1 at £6.99, please send a cheque/PO – made payable to ‘Daily Star Bookshop’ – to: Offer, PO Box 200, Falmouth TR11 4WJ. You can also order by calling 01872 562 316 with your debit/credit card or order online at expressbookshop.com. UK delivery is free.