TWO-WAY TEASER

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

ACROSS

1 Resort in the sunny part

of Devon? (8)

5 Is he more clever than

Bobby? (4)

8 The silly fellows may pass

out! (4)

9 A pest, inexperienced

but clever (8)

10 Bird creating a drama

about £50 (7)

12 He’s honest! (5)

13 Highly valued new tune

about a horse (6)

15 Where one came in, perhaps,

during a movie (6) 17 Substantial distance by

motorway for the French (5) 18 A game, long-serving

servant (3,4)

22 An unseen helper (5,3) 23 Search for something

with teeth (4) 24 Afloat, they certainly have

pull (4)

25 Service with an impression

of power (3,5)

DOWN

1 Winner at the wedding? (4,3) 2 Drive a politician into a

stupid lie? (5)

3 The big cat gets Gertie

no end upset! (5) 4 Something badly wanted,

being in knee deep (4) 6 Pump up what is more

than flat (7)

7 It’s paddled up and down (5) 11 Regions of the Far East (5)

12 Cooked by impoverished

Friedrich! (5)

14 Playing the game, of course (7) 16 Coming to one’s ears (7) 17 The power that gives an

aircraft height (5)

19 A drink to mature in different

ways (5)

20 Mother returns our love (5) 21 It’s thought to give a rough

outline (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 E. Sussex resort (8) 5 “Richard” informally (4) 8 Simpletons (4)

9 Plant louse (8)

10 Common duck (7) 12 Candid (5)

13 Lump of gold (6)

15 Film theatre (6)

17 A long way! (5)

18 Elderly spinster (3,4) 22 Blind person’s helper (5,3) 23 Search (4)

24 Pulls hard (4)

25 Flying service (3,5)

DOWN 1 Bridegroom’s aide (4,3) 2 Drive (5)

3 Fierce animal (5) 4 Necessity (4)

6 Pump up (7)

7 Canoe (5)

11 Zones (5)

12 Cooked in fat (5) 14 Playing a round (7) 16 Hearable (7)

17 Power (5)

19 Beer (5)

20 Love affair (5)

21 Notion (4)