TWO-WAY TEASER

CALL 0907 181 2623 FOR TODAY’S SOLUTION *Calls cost 80p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge.

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Is he disliked because

infectious? (8)

5 An arresting piece of

punctuation (4)

8 Glide gracefully around with

Lisa (4)

9 Dynamic fellow and a great

conductor (4,4)

10 Modern habit in speech? (7) 12 Locations of untidy sties (5) 13 Use instrumental means

to raise support? (4,2) 15 Where one may be said

to play around? (6)

17 Great day with Derek,

if you dig (5)

18 A knave as well as a fool? (7) 22 Does one make marked

degrees in education? (8) 23 Othello’s land? (4)

24 Pain giving teachers no

rest, possibly (4) 25 Major clashes between top actors? (4,4)

DOWN

1 Bird or star in early growth (7) 2 Epic poem written up in the

dailies (5)

3 Is it wrong for Les to be out

on them? (5)

4 Wander over? (4)

6 One of those taking turns

at cheating? (7)

7 Are they having a spree,

drunk as lords? (5)

11 Noted duet possibly (by

Chopin?) (5)

12 He shows no emotion at the terrible cost holding the line (5)

14 Stop doggedly restraining! (7) 16 Confirms a ruse can go

wrong in various ways (7) 17 Teaching a dog to lead the

master! (5)

19 Wherein to fight a hardhearted woman? (5)

20 A girl’s name for fragrance (5) 21 Spoils something heavenly (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Rotter (8)

5 Halt (4)

8 Leave port (4)

9 Go-getter (4,4) 10 Speak to (7) 12 Locations (5)

13 Raise as support (4,2) 15 Direction (6)

17 Dig down (5)

18 Male donkey (7) 22 Educated person (8) 23 Open land (4)

24 Yearn (4)

25 Sci-fi film (4,4)

DOWN 1 Crane-like bird (7) 2 Homeric poem (5) 3 Roofing slabs (5) 4 Wander (4)

6 A cheat (7)

7 Lords (5)

11 A “study” piece (5) 12 Calmly philosophical (5) 14 Let loose (7) 16 Guarantees (7) 17 Doctrine (5)

19 Stadium (5)

20 Smell (5)

21 The Red Planet (4)