TWO-WAY TEASER

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ DIFFICULTY: TARGET: CLUE: CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 7 Ain’t working in excellent

element (8) 8 Fix a catchy refrain (4) 9 Hot time for a

mathematician (6) 10 Require directions to

follow (6) 11 School yet to deal with

inflammation (4) 12 Vinaigrette on a bandage (8) 14 He came first to sort cane

out (8) 18 Tear off at speed (4) 20 Saddle burned furiously (6) 22 He prohibits colours (6) 23 Only part of lethal force (4) 24 Plea to give space to

alliance (8)

DOWN 1 Female relative has left

display (6) 2 Rush made pets worried (8) 3 Slept soundly (6) 4 Stop one Frenchman getting

terribly deep (6) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: 5 Filmed host running (4) 6 A great deal to charge for a

solution (6) 13 Athlete has small office

appliance (8) 15 Sweet substance makes a nut

go bad (6) 16 Sensitive offer (6) 17 Engineers beat off a refund (6) 19 Time left to get unknown

score (6) 21 Clever tenor ultimately

fed up (4) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 7 Metal (8) 8 Fastener (4) 9 Season (6) 10 Necessitate (6) 11 Eye inflammation (4) 12 Plaster (8) 14 Predecessor (8) 18 Scale (4) 20 Onus (6) 22 Flag (6) 23 Fifty per cent (4) 24 Request (8)

DOWN 1 Show off (6) 2 Headlong rush (8) 3 Slept noisily (6) 4 Hinder (6) 5 Report (4) 6 Ointment (6) 13 Runner (8) 15 Confectionery (6) 16 Sore (6) 17 Discount (6) 19 Number (6) 21 Handy (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.