TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Get up for wild dances (6) 4 Belt up or bend over (6) 7 Very small part for an actor,

but it’s a job (4)

8 An apology for a dance (6,2) 9 Westminster house’s public

lands (7)

12 Dupe a confused NCO (3) 14 Torpid characters making

a stand (6)

15 Plant entirely consumed

by a greedy creature (6) 16 Stop that girl! (3) 18 Exploding grenade

produces disorder (7) 22 Dispose of in haste (8)

23 It could be an annual

reserve (4)

24 Green party finally

contrived to get power (6) 25 Small group involved in PE test (6)

DOWN

1 Local date incorrectly

given out (9)

2 Bring into force (9)

3 Fancy woman upset,

is under the doctor (5) 4 Meat company going short

through prohibition (5) 5 Found and rejected (4)

6 A place where waiters

are forgotten? (5)

10 Made a low sound (5) 11 Health resort in the

country (5)

12 Shouted when told to

strike (6,3)

13 It’s a cardgame, of

course (9)

17 There’s one on both sides

of a vegetable (5)

19 List of competitors is

a record (5)

20 Remains of burnt trees (5) 21 Knocks over box (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Climb (6)

4 Shoe ornament (6) 7 Stripe (4)

8 Cutting-in dance (6,2)

9 House of Parliament (7) 12 Study (3)

14 Three-legged stand (6) 15 Pale (6)

16 Spot (3)

18 Disturb mentally (7) 22 Military communication (8) 23 Reserve (4)

24 Vigour (6)

25 Group of seven (6)

DOWN 1 Designated (9)

2 Draft (9)

3 Reverie (5)

4 Breakfast food (5) 5 Thrown (4)

6 West Indian dance (5) 10 Lowed (5)

11 European country (5) 12 Ordered to strike (6,3) 13 Racecourse (9) 17 Vegetable (5)

19 Way in (5)

20 Remains of fire (5) 21 Practise boxing (4)