TWO WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Calm down about Virginia being significant (8) 8 Rubbish on a list (4) 9 Quiet, angry corsair (6) 10 Flexible game (6) 11 Keep comfortable outside (4) 12 Undress awkwardly, taking note of vulgar quality (8) 14 Fashionable to bring round wine and an instrument (8) 18 Announce some paper (4) 20 Hinder one married couple (6) 22 About to permit green (6) 23 Supermarket’s style (4) 24 Comprehensive is completely circular (3-5)

DOWN

1 Farm animal in more trouble (6) 2 Run after keys to container (8) 3 Rush into a profession (6) 4 Strode off to get saved (6) 5 Search for food (4) 6 Underline tension (6) 13 One plan carried out with old game (8) 15 Saddle with logs (6) 16 Usual two names (6) 17 Grapple with fishing gear (6) 19 Reason to be minced (6) 21 Mary upset the soldiers (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

7 Pertinent (8) 8 Schedule (4) 9 Buccaneer (6) 10 Tree product (6) 11 Castle (4) 12 Impudence (8) 14 Wind instrument (8) 18 Book part (4) 20 Weaken (6) 22 Inexperienced (6) 23 Hairstyle (4) 24 Many-sided (3-5)

DOWN

1 Breed of sheep (6) 2 Wine bottle (8) 3 Vocation (6) 4 Stowed (6) 5 Insect larva (4) 6 Anxiety (6) 13 French emperor (8) 15 Sawn timber (6) 16 Regular (6) 17 Take in hand (6) 19 Earth (6) 21 Military force (4)

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