TWO-WAY TEASER

TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Would such punishment involve

stripes? (8)

5 A club game, of course (4)

8 Big cat turning up with mum (4) 9 Disliked being made to go amid

wild deer (8)

10 To travel slowly by British Rail,

can bear fruit! (7)

12 Possibly fined for being a

devil (5)

13 Runs or players (6)

15 Rogue disrupting travel (6)

17 A new tutor with taste (5) 18 When there’s slaughter, worry

about a horse! (7)

22 Australian bounder understood

to box (8)

23 Allotment scheme? (4)

24 They disagree with the eyes, we

hear! (4)

25 Became inflated like an account

not yet paid (8)

DOWN

1 It’s something topping to be fit

and competent! (7)

2 Drink with some of the band

providing dance music (5) 3 Right name for mountains far

from town (5)

4 Like coins put in the wrong

slot (4)

6 With which to make a colourful

breakfast? (7)

7 Fathead, dead wrong, obviously

not so bright (5)

11 Be halved by the final

explosion (5)

12 Making light about hidden

money is a gift (5)

14 Beat heavily by a counter

move! (7)

16 Gave little Edward an outing (7) 17 To know something significant (5) 19 Island in the form of a ring (5) 20 Admit there’s an open part in a

damaged wall (5)

21 A bird might recognise it as

food (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 An NCO (8)

5 Outdoor game (4) 8 Cougar (4)

9 Objected to (8) 10 Blackberry bush (7) 12 Devil (5)

13 Added charges (6) 15 Rascal (6)

17 Game fish (5) 18 Slaughter (7)

22 Marsupial (8) 23 Scheme (4)

24 Negative votes (4) 25 Swelled in the wind (8)

DOWN 1 Competent (7) 2 Ballroom dance (5) 3 Bucolic (5)

4 Not won! (4) 6 Cereal (7)

7 Waned (5) 11 Strong wind (5) 12 Talent (5)

14 Thrash (7) 16 Handled (7) 17 Symbol (5) 19 Exotic island (5) 20 Permit (5)

21 Larva (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS: 7 Penitent, 8 Heat, 9 Persia, 10 Berate, 11 Slur, 12 Dressing, 14 Deplored, 18 Clap, 20 Strand, 22 Grumpy, 23 Tree, 24 Saucepan. DOWN: 1 Reveal, 2 Minstrel,

3 Repaid, 4 Stable, 5 Char, 6 Carton, 13 Secluded, 15 Entire, 16 Radish, 17 Dugout, 19 Appear, 21 Ages.

ANSWERS IN TOMORROW’S PAPER