TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Chase madly around the trade centre, just for fun (8)

5 Though old, managed to

do without a servant (4) 8 The unmarried state, in

short (4)

9 Cheat people of a gift (8) 10 Course for the new

trainee (7)

12 A very common meadow

plant (5)

13 It makes apples sticky (6) 15 Various people taking the

plunge (6)

17 Bits of broken strap (5) 18 It can appear to show

respect (7) 22 Non-alcoholic form of the

demon ale (8)

23 Slim the quick way (4) 24 Vocal music is good for

a fellow (4)

25 Move out of a girl’s pad (8)

DOWN

1 Small enough to go in a

handbag (7)

2 Criminally bad lighting

and heating (5)

3 City of deception (5) 4 Where to get down to the

washing-up (4) 6 Expression of a war flier

who’s in deadly earnest (7) 7 Foreigners great with

dogs (5)

11 Possibly frees of certain

barriers (5)

12 Just the girl to keep you

from going wrong (5) 14 Presumably the gang are

behind him (7) 16 Sheepdog resembling

a pony? (7)

17 East Europeans far apart (5) 19 The journalistic crowd (5) 20 It’s up to an artist to provide something headily ornamental (5)

21 Declared at the port? (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Party game (8)

5 Old (4)

8 Fail to hit (4)

9 Gift (8)

10 Grand National venue (7) 12 Informer (5)

13 Caramel (6)

15 Frogmen (6)

17 Roles (5)

18 Apparition (7)

22 Soft drink (8)

23 Rapid (4)

24 Words and music (4)

25 Oust (8)

DOWN

1 Small and neat (7) 2 Felonious burning (5) 3 Avoid (5)

4 Subside (4)

6 Wry expression (7)

7 People of Copenhagen? (5) 11 Marine barriers (5)

12 Direct (5)

14 Gaffer (7)

16 Shetlander (7)

17 Rods (5)

19 Squeeze (5)

20 Headdress (5)

21 Reputed (4)