TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Crafty sort of shelter

for troops (3-3)

4 Vessel, not the same

as a clipper (6)

7 The average Pole or

Frenchman? (4)

8 Censure metropolis

for greed (8)

9 I’m building speed

checks (7)

12 Flying club (3)

14 Royal house that is divided

internally, naturally (6) 15 Glass-paper? (6)

16 Do the work of a pupil? (3) 18 Just one type of shirt or

vest (7)

22 Support excellent hero (8) 23 Move slowly in Church (4) 24 Put in a box and carted

off (6)

25 So accustomed to

being in a pickle (6)

DOWN

1 Relaxing one’s guard

is risky (9)

2 A regiment prepared

to shoot (9)

3 To be so, use shorter

sentences in part (5)

4 Small wood varies in

scope (5)

5 Staple food? (4)

6 More of a player (5) 10 Leaves young attendants (5) 11 Not moving yet (5)

12 Vocalists in boaters,

perhaps (9)

13 The drains may be dirty (9) 17 What might be there

to put you out? (5) 19 Classic appearing in

151 A.D. (5)

20 Kind of information put

over to us (5)

21 Time’s up! Come out! (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Canoe (3-3)

4 Boat (6)

7 Average (4)

8 Greed (8)

9 Hinders (7) 12 Club (3)

14 Fruit (6) 15 Looking glass (6) 16 Perceive (3) 18 Vest (7)

22 Title holder (8) 23 Small distance (4) 24 Boxed (6) 25 Pickled (6)

DOWN 1 Perilous (9)

2 Sprout (9)

3 Abrupt (5)

4 Small wood (5) 5 Drawing pin (4) 6 Additional (5) 10 Book leaves (5) 11 Motionless (5) 12 Male singers (9) 13 Stained (9) 17 Anaesthetic (5) 19 Epic Greek poem (5) 20 Class of things (5) 21 Give out (4)