TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Because of the lock, it’s a

battle to force entry here (8) 5 Keep going to the back of

the queue (4)

8 Crash slap into the

mountains! (4)

9 Usually profitable bus line

to the loch (8)

10 Sleeping aids not well received by prisoners of war (7)

12 The morning service will

not be a bore (5)

13 Being very noisy in real

distress is a chancy thing! (6) 15 Plaything one observes

with some awe! (6) 17 Uprisings due to being too

hot-blooded? (5)

18 Held the wheel in a way

drivers dislike (7)

22 Corner very badly but

without committing offence (8) 23 Bound to upset us again (4) 24 Is there nothing possibly

to say about such flour? (4) 25 Dastard with a political place

in Scotland (8)

DOWN 1 Old-fashioned bird seemingly

flighty! (7)

2 Be repulsive, quietly, during

the dance (5)

3 Broken below the joint (5) 4 Thus twice the average? (2-2) 6 Roads, as surrounding

a meeting-place (7)

7 Try turning east at the

road junction (5)

11 Go up to a boy with sexy

looks (5)

12 A near wreck in the stadium (5) 14 Where to drive a reasonable

distance on course (7)

16 It can duck into the water,

or possibly go in dew (7) 17 Charges for hardware (5) 19 Ever reliable form of alloy (5) 20 Mickey Mouse’s pet planet (5) 21 Speed to where there’s

parking for 151 (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Stronghold (8)

5 Final (4)

8 European mountains (4)

9 Commerce (8)

10 Head rests (7) 12 Entertain (5)

13 Prize draw (6)

15 Teeter (6)

17 Skin eruptions (5) 18 Firmly attached (7) 22 Legally (8)

23 Positive (4)

24 Kind of bean or flour (4) 25 Cowardly fellow (8)

DOWN 1 ‘Swinging’ girl of

yesteryear (7)

2 Repulse (5)

3 Arm joint (5)

4 Fair, moderate (2-2) 6 Ways of approach (7) 7 Flavour (5)

11 Makes eyes at (5) 12 Contest area (5)

14 Path from tee to green (7) 16 A duck (7)

17 Runs away (5)

19 Faithful (5)

20 Disney dog (5)

21 Cut (4)