TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Cold, wary, shifty and faint-hearted

(8) 5 Men of tomorrow? (4) 8 How a pin can hurt! (4) 9 Flier’s weapon? (3,5) 10 Beg to fiddle the rent and get some

grub (7) 12 Depart the French way, in short?

(5) 13 Writer of illicit copy in outer

space? (6) 15 Councillor to revise in good faith (6) 17 In an inferior position due to a

broken elbow? (5) 18 A game act (7) 22 Not a fake gem, but a plant (8) 23 Maintain a hotel to be far from

modern! (4) 24 Eat with some Apache warriors (4) 25 Primary qualification for

divorce (8)

DOWN

1 Policemen with a little money (7) 2 A joint to keep watch on? (5) 3 Gripping tale of a doctor and a

mother (5) 4 The place for capital detectives? (4) 6 Casual, like a bad worker? (7) 7 A down-to-earth Scandinavian? (5) 11 It can be painful after tennis (5) 12 She gets Roland, Arnold and

Ronald no end upset! (5) 14 Allow an itinerant sealer to go

East? (7) 16 Its use involves footwork (7) 17 When turning up, is in a taxi,

that’s essential (5) 19 His journey may go without a

hitch (5) 20 Bouquet to show warm-hearted

love for mum (5) 21 Sound development or

expansion (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Craven (8) 5 Young lads (4) 8 Hurt (4) 9 Pellet gun (3,5) 10 Implore (7) 12 Abandon (5) 13 Writer (6) 15 Believe (6) 17 Under (5) 18 Absurd act (7) 22 Irish emblem (8) 23 Contain (4) 24 Masticate (4) 25 Wedded union (8)

DOWN

1 Pennies (7) 2 Carpal joint (5) 3 Stage play (5) 4 Distance of three feet (4) 6 Free and easy (7) 7 Root vegetable (5) 11 Nudge (5) 12 ‘_ Doone’, romantic novel

(5) 14 Let go (7) 16 Foot lever (7) 17 Elementary (5) 19 Rambler (5) 20 Scent (5) 21 Thunderous sound (4)