TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Find a compact record

too much (8)

5 Ejected from broken taps (4) 8 Applaud many a piece of

motor racing (4)

9 Tears off a strip, thus getting the check marks removed (5,3)

10 A Turkish pleasure? (7) 12 Sends a slim version (5)

13 If wrong, indeed, is

challenged! (6)

15 The hot ends of certain

months (6)

17 It’s fun, chum (5)

18 Amusing letter relating

to the eye (7)

22 Nothing constricts

one’s views (8)

23 Food and drink for

the journey? (4) 24 Supporters of an eleven? (4) 25 Backward in coming

forward (8)

DOWN

1 Chose to be positive (7) 2 Play for time in the market

place (5)

3 The growing need to doctor

a pet for a companion (5) 4 Shake what is proverbially

firm (4)

6 Though printed on a banknote, many a one is in ordinary writing (7) 7 Quarrels with a fathead

in frenzied fits (5)

11 Visitor given shelter from

the wind out East (5)

12 A girl to see and copy (5) 14 Deceiving a wild lion

in bad visibility (7)

16 Perverse present of a

snake! (7)

17 To put an apple-core in the

ground would simply ruin it! (5) 19 A start in stone carving (5) 20 Permission to depart (5)

21 The quartet played loud for

three-quarters of an hour (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Detect (8)

5 Ejected sharply (4) 8 Applaud (4)

9 Scolds (5,3)

10 Joy (7)

12 Sends by post (5) 13 Confronted (6) 15 Remains of fire (6) 17 Fun (5) 18 Humorous (7) 22 Ideas (8)

23 Get on (4)

24 Lower members (4) 25 Shy (8)

DOWN 1 Determined (7) 2 Theatre seat (5) 3 Fodder plant (5) 4 Stone (4)

6 Vow (7)

7 Petty rows (5) 11 Visitor (5) 12 Imitate (5) 14 Playing about (7) 16 Snake (7) 17 Mess up (5) 19 Assault (5)

20 Go away (5) 21 Twice two (4)