TWO-WAY TEASER

TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same... CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Called a brainless beauty,

but useful in the gym (8)

5 To many, a low state of

mind (4)

8 Figure a poem not plain

in meaning (4)

9 Get in position, for

example (8)

10 Declare Edward

distracted (7)

12 Comes down to one’s

eyes? (5)

13 Confuse a disheartened

lemming (6)

15 Use of tar oil in trade (6) 17 A friend to cry on? (5) 18 Sweet, affectionate little

creature (7)

22 Helped to live freely amid

the wild deer (8)

23 That visually disadvantaged

trio? (4)

24 Right on the map (4)

25 Ballad concerning a loafer (8) DOWN 1 Rant about medical chaos (7) 2 A diminutive flier (5)

3 Flower of the Carmelites (5) 4 Bitterly ridicule a fake

Hals (4)

6 As one’s personal objective,

not a good thing (3,4)

7 A parade ground order for

clothing (5)

11 Familiarly, more than a

telephone box! (5)

12 Run away from the bad

weather at Land’s End (5) 14 No bad old ways with

pasta (7)

16 Fall back, known to be

beaten! (7)

17 Damn those false cures! (5) 19 In a curious manner,

strangely enough (5)

20 A friend from Spain (5) 21 Office shaped (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Exercise weight (8) 5 Frame of mind (4) 8 Secret writing (4) 9 Example (8)

10 Turned aside (7) 12 Descends (5)

13 Mix (6)

15 Sartorial tradesman (6) 17 Chum (5)

18 Sweet paste (7) 22 Eased (8)

23 Small rodents (4) 24 Orient (4)

25 Idler (8)

DOWN

1 Orate (7)

2 Small fly (5)

3 Top people (5)

4 Whip (4)

6 Soccer accident (3,4) 7 Frock (5)

11 TV, informally (5)

12 Flow away (5)

14 Form of pasta (7)

16 Go back (7)

17 Condemn (5)

19 Curiously (5)

20 “Friend” (Spanish style) (5) 21 Egg-shaped (4)