TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Maroon thread (6)

4 Uncertain opportunity (6) 7 Gown worn by king receiving

decoration (4)

8 Remove everything and

leave (5,3)

9 Badly aligned at the front (7) 12 We object to point of

employment (3)

14 A measure that may be taken so long as people stand for it (6)

15 Kind of robbery most likely to occur during rush hours (4,2)

16 Hurried from Grand

Central (3)

18 Aimless sort of vessel (7) 22 Dismissed just for being

unqualified (8)

23 Fish deep in the sound (4) 24 He may challenge you for a

record after a slow start (6) 25 Play back? (6)

DOWN

1 Brick carrier (9)

2 Rising, like a defiant beast (9) 3 Like the cubed root of

carrot, perhaps (5)

4 How one comes to

confess (5)

5 A conservative leader about

to give ground (4)

6 Irons suit (5)

10 He’d follow the account with

a pained expression (5) 11 Delight seen when alto

possibly gets top note (5) 12 Promise to look after one’s

funeral? (9)

13 Newspaper boss put thought

into words (9)

17 An inspiration to entertain (5) 19 School game (5)

20 Destined to have a deft

production (5)

21 Harry on the guitar (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Sea-shore (6) 4 Opportunity (6) 7 Gown (4)

8 Go away (5,3)

9 In front (7)

12 Employ (3)

14 Elevation (6)

15 Raise aloft (4,2) 16 Managed (3) 18 Wanderer (7) 22 Without reservation (8) 23 Sea perch (4)

24 Guard (6)

25 Protect (6)

DOWN

1 Litter (9) 2 Uprising (9)

3 Cut up in cubes (5) 4 Unsoiled (5) 5 Area measure (4) 6 Card suit (5) 10 Pained (5) 11 Exult (5) 12 Promise (9) 13 Stated (9) 17 Entertain (5) 19 Ball game (5) 20 Destined (5) 21 Worry (4)

ANSWERS IN TOMORROW’S PAPER