TWO-WAY TEASER
TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 The right drink to put in
bottle fresh and new (8)
5 At 51, a politician is
relaxed (4)
8 One over the eight (4)
9 Sets the aircraft down at
base, as in Scotland (8) 10 Pays attention and possibly
enlists (7)
12 Shot out of a job (5)
13 He lived near Victoria (6) 15 Delay a crime (4-2)
17 Lovers meandering in
Paris? (5)
18 Shooting in the shed? (7) 22 To help around the store, perhaps, is something heavenly (8)
23 Excellent punishment? (4) 24 Possibly late with the
story (4)
25 It’s illuminating, naturally (8)
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DOWN
1 It’s tasteful, but gets Ivan
all upset (7)
2 Calls for jewellery (5)
3 Many long stockings
include this (5)
4 Grassy area, a piece of
land out West (4)
6 Passed over some of the lights, with no sign of danger (7)
7 Asked questions of the
artist? (5)
11 Works for a saner system (5) 12 In a war zone, the place for
a leader (5)
14 Fashionable city of rovers? (7) 16 Colourful source of bacon for
men finishing breakfast (7) 17 Herb possibly helpful to a
snooker player (5)
19 Strangely uneven and roughly
finished (5)
20 A cover for the cake (5) 21 What knights were, bigheaded and past it! (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Chaste (8)
5 Flaccid (4)
8 Digit (4)
9 Region of Scotland (8) 10 Gives heed (7) 12 Discharged (5) 13 Prince Consort (6) 15 Armed robbery (4-2) 17 Couples (5) 18 Shooting (7)
22 Minor planet (8) 23 Cash penalty (4) 24 Yarn (4)
SATURDAY’S PUB QUIZ ANSWERS: 25 Illumination from the sun (8)
DOWN 1 Ice-cream flavour (7) 2 Circles (5)
3 Synthetic material (5) 4 Mown area (4) 6 Overlooked (7) 7 Struck an attitude (5) 11 Works for pay (5) 12 Foremost part (5) 14 British city (7) 16 Colouring matter (7) 17 Set firmly (5) 19 Quaintly (5)
20 Sugar coating (5) 21 Audacious (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS: 1 Fall down, 5 Soup, 8 Arms, 9 Frigates, 10 Century, 12 Poppy, 13 Sordid, 15 Unused, 17 Fling, 18 Bahamas, 22 Fabulous, 23 Burr, 24 Yawl, 25 Pitchers. DOWN: 1 Francis, 2 Lemon,
3 Offer, 4 Nail, 6 Octopus, 7 Pushy, 11 Using, 12 Punch, 14 Rainbow, 16 Deserts, 17 Fifty, 19 Asset, 20 Mouse, 21 Poop.