TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

7 Divert from woman’s

land (8)

8 Not good at needing

money (4)

9 Drilling is dull (6)

10 Hot tar affecting the

windpipe (6)

11 Crack the game (4) 12 Pleasant connections

to refinements (8) 14 Group takes a long

time on dressings (8) 18 Decorate with

alcohol (4)

20 Informant at the bank (6) 22 Learnt about fee (6) 23 Employed American

journalist (4)

24 Request has bearings

on alliance (8)

DOWN

1 Sid’s turn to confess and

repudiate (6)

2 Society stumbled when

plundered (8)

3 Possibly arming at the

border (6)

4 Immobile form of

electricity (6)

5 Encourage betting at

ancient city (4)

6 Seek form of anger (6) 13 Clever Edward leant over

first (8)

15 Opposed to some

poetry (6)

16 Plot in terrible danger (6)

17 Priest upset in spirit (6) 19 Sociable but malicious

about husband (6) 21 The game I play in

Latin (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 7 Sidetrack (8) 8 Impecunious (4) 9 Tedious (6)

10 Neck part (6)

11 Break (4)

12 Subtle points (8) 14 Plasters (8) 18 Decorative material (4) 20 Cashier (6)

22 Hire charge (6) 23 Second-hand (4) 24 Plea (8)

DOWN 1 Renounce (6) 2 Undressed (8)

3 Edge (6)

4 Sluggish (6)

5 Stimulus (4)

6 Hunt (6)

13 Gifted (8)

15 Hostile (6)

16 Back yard (6)

17 Elf (6)

19 Talkative (6)

21 Board game (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: ACROSS: 1 Saturn, 4 Vanish, 7 Arms, 8 Vermouth, 9 Tourist, 12 Ant, 14 Robust, 15 Canvas, 16 Woe, 18 Tighten, 22 Jeweller, 23 Cure, 24 Invent, 25 Sweets. DOWN: 1 Scarecrow, 2 Timetable, 3 Never, 4 Virus, 5 Noon, 6 Satin, 10 Upset, 11 Toast, 12 Adventure, 13 Tasteless, 17 Ocean, 19 Inlet, 20 Herbs, 21 Cede.