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TWO-WAY TEASER

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TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same... CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Are they grown from standard cuttings? (8) 5 Poetic personific­ation of innocence (4) 8 Indication, possibly by post (4) 9 In dire need, an inclinatio­n to be in the army, say (8) 10 She doesn’t show her true feelings (7) 12 Out of practice and out of order, try us! (5) 13 Is to do so no longer an offence? (6) 15 To break the law is a bad objective (6) 17 Black ducks in the pig pen (5) 18 Caller disturbed by a Yankee, evidently (7) 22 Working class? No, but having much ability (8) 23 Maybe sharp all round (4) 24 Still in the seventies (4) 25 They’re crusty and apt to be deceitful (4,4) DOWN 1 Dad’s wise way (7) 2 One’s entitlemen­t of punch (5) 3 What Sadie could give a fellow? (5) 4 One of those legal smoothies (4) 6 It rates as a performer! (7) 7 Not being well, Baldy gets treatment (5) 11 Organ completely finished in good time (5) 12 Search and rob a crashed flier (5) 14 Something requiring shooting means bother (7) 16 A thirst for quality in wit? (7) 17 Because there’s a bad part, less than half price! (5) 19 Covering the relay, possibly (5) 20 I’d be up in the air, maybe, using these lines! (5) 21 Left the little devil weak! (4) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Root vegetables (8) 5 Young sheep (4) 8 Indication (4) 9 Joined the forces (8) 10 Female player (7) 12 Corroded (5) 13 Blackmail (6) 15 Displease (6) 17 Blackened (5) 18 Obviously (7) 22 Peerage (8) 23 Border (4) 24 Level (4) 25 “Lies” (slang) (4,4) DOWN 1 Walkway (7) 2 Correct (5) 3 Notions (5) 4 Smooth fabric (4) 6 Entertaine­r (7) 7 Poorly (5) 11 In good time (5) 12 Firearm (5) 14 Bother (7) 16 Aridity (7) 17 Because (5) 19 A coating (5) 20 Spoke-like geometric lines (5) 21 Floppy (4)

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