TWO- WAY TEASER
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TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same... CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Refuse to believe a price
cut ( 8)
5 For many, it may be
troublesome to fill up ( 4) 8 Active agent covering the
ringleader ( 4)
9 A thinking person perfect
to sit around with? ( 8)
10 Train journalists no longer ( 7) 12 Sportsman with the skids
under him? ( 5)
13 Menace of the mad hatter? ( 6) 15 Little girl only a mug would
lie about! ( 6)
17 High- flying golfers know it’s
better than a birdie! ( 5) 18 Disease causing wild alarm
to one at the top level ( 7) 22 High position of cardinal
importance ( 8)
23 Quick way to lose weight ( 4) 24 Pace in haste, perhaps ( 4) 25 It’s sad when most of the capital has been dissipated! ( 8)
DOWN
1 Referees don’t like it when
only one letter is posted ( 7) 2 Take off for tortuous trips ( 5) 3 The ones needing a new suit
around November ( 5)
4 Golf supporters ( 4)
6 Can nothing possibly be
rising from these roots? ( 7) 7 Is many a tree chopped by
such a machine? ( 5) 11 Dodge giving a woman a fair
share of the deal ( 5) 12 Creature known for its
pace ( 5)
14 Music to get a chap in
a rage? ( 7)
16 A stretcher made from
slate, I see ( 7)
17 Odds, oddly enough ( 5) 19 Watchful for some later
change ( 5)
20 Cook with the right oven ( 5) 21 Bark can show brittleness! ( 4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Price cut ( 8)
5 Shape ( 4)
8 Lively ( 4)
9 Visionary ( 8)
10 Fast train ( 7)
12 Winter sportsman ( 5) 13 Menace ( 6)
15 Little girl, informally ( 6) 17 Bird of prey ( 5) 18 Disease ( 7) 22 Prominence ( 8) 23 Speedy ( 4)
24 Stride ( 4)
25 Pitiable ( 8)
DOWN
1 Objection ( 7)
2 Narrow piece ( 5) 3 Whole components ( 5) 4 Golfers’ pegs ( 4) 6 Ancestry, sources ( 7) 7 Measurer ( 5)
11 Avoid ( 5)
12 Slow mover ( 5)
14 Scott Joplin’s music ( 7) 16 Resilient ( 7)
17 Levels out ( 5) 19 Watchful ( 5)
20 Cook ( 5)
21 Break ( 4)
ANSWERS IN TOMORROW’S PAPER