TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Authoritatively pronounces little Richard to have bad taste! (8)

5 Former president without

grass roots (4)

8 Persuade to provide a TV

aerial lead (4)

9 Official instrument (8) 10 Passed over a strange

region a lot (7)

12 Suffer from a cut leg in

bed (5)

13 Call possibly made for some

funds (6)

15 Ointment ingredient as

possibly used in balm (6) 17 Blemishes on exam

papers? (5)

18 Is prosecuting for

publishing (7)

22 Where, in Scotland, a girl has a certain look of style? (8)

23 It’s a long story (4) 24 Sporting contest without

deceit (4)

25 The best that could be said

of Muhammad Ali (8)

DOWN

1 Criticised for having

silenced the shouters? (7) 2 Hardware stores? (5)

3 An odd assembly of bookish

boatmen (5)

4 Persons religiously sharing

ideas on the way to court (4) 6 Take off all that’s needed to

give laundresses heart (7) 7 Taken on by a highsounding revolutionary (5) 11 They go round making

certain noises (5)

12 British Rail mug, not of

pewter (5)

14 Are such sculptures child’s

play? (7)

16 Traveller from Antrim, perhaps, outside Gateshead (7)

17 Doubtful strength? (5)

19 Bit of a nasty lesson, in a

fashion (5)

20 Being livid makes one tear

around (5)

21 Was wrong to take a fag-end as what you might call loot (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Commands (8)

5 Shrub (4)

8 Cajole (4)

9 Tape machine (8) 10 Disregarded (7)

12 Lose blood (5)

13 Ask firmly (6)

15 Healing agent (6) 17 Scars (5)

18 Coming out (7)

22 Part of SW Scotland (8) 23 Extended tale (4) 24 Trial (4)

25 Biggest (8)

DOWN 1 Belittled (7) 2 Linked series (5) 3 Trio (5)

4 Cult (4)

6 Strip (7) 7 Engaged (5) 11 Circles (5) 12 Alloy (5)

14 Game (7) 16 Wanderer (7) 17 Power (5) 19 Fashion (5) 20 Wrathful (5) 21 Loot (4)