TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Obvious protection for

inventive types (6)

4 Novelty trade (6)

7 Bill turned in a murderer (4) 8 Frightening the French into

preparing for war (8) 9 Fastened up, but gave way (7) 12 We meet the start of the

thunderstorm, it’s raining (3) 14 Horn from a lank ox (6)

15 Left hands? (6)

16 A shade too revolutionary

for some (3)

18 Top water-sports

champion (7)

22 One in charge of a spinning

wheel (8)

23 May be ordered off for

eating (4)

24 A game one may come

across (6) 25 Hilda unsettled by a bloomer (6)

DOWN

1 He fixes the rate, of course (9) 2 Dog food dropped from the

back of a lorry (9)

3 Pursue a certain line (5)

4 Case that may be looked

into (5)

5 Almost lost to charity (4) 6 Information that is to be found in the Arabian Nights (5)

10 Get over feeling angry (5) 11 Have a drink before the

play (5)

12 Sort of bread that makes

a dinner complete? (9)

13 It’s poisonous, thanks to

natural mutation (9)

17 One may slip and fall into it (5) 19 Join number one, getting

equal first (5)

20 Given the sack, sometimes

with enthusiasm? (5)

21 Pool giving pleasure to

many (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Obvious (6)

4 Alter (6)

7 First son of Adam and Eve (4)

8 Frightening (8)

9 Fastened (7)

12 Moist (3)

14 Motor horn (6)

15 Toil (6)

16 Revolutionary (3) 18 Exterior (7)

22 Dealer at gaming table (8) 23 Bill of fare (4)

24 Span (6)

25 Flower (6)

DOWN 1 Electronic heart device (9) 2 Removable back of lorry (9) 3 Trail (5)

4 Packing case (5)

5 Charity (4)

6 Arabian sprite (5)

10 Vexed (5)

11 Stage-play (5)

12 Kind of flour (9)

13 Hairy spider (9)

17 Mistake (5)

19 Join together (5)

20 Sacked (5)

21 Money pool (4)