TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 A ship first giving help (6) 4 Something supposedly lucky for many by the racecourse (6)

7 Inform against store (4) 8 Ben’s heap (8)

9 Small child in red told

off (7)

12 Mature generation (3) 14 Cheerless doctor seen

before New Year (6) 15 Goes furtively to tell

tales (6)

16 Crash into sheep (3) 18 Urge principal to employ

intellectual (7) 22 Remaining port finished

afterwards (8)

23 Insect one is against (4) 24 Exclude fellow serving

drinks? (6) 25 Food for very popular boxer, e.g. (6)

DOWN 1 Corn-based mixture for

someone running away (9) 2 Drink before school session for a limited period (5-4)

3 Man I’d found to be shy (5) 4 Quiet person’s rodent (5) 5 Locate a spectacle, say (4) 6 Outstanding part of show

in Germany (5)

10 Girl firstly involved in

dreadful lament (5)

11 Wash resin off (5) 12 Deserted group – one in

commercial (9) 13 Relaxed, straightforward

departure (4-5) 17 National leader seen in

region with stadium (5) 19 Information about four

being presented (5) 20 Stern royal in a mess (5) 21 Check stalk (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Aid (6)

4 Supposed bringer of good

luck (6)

7 Store (4)

8 High hill (8)

9 Young child (7) 12 Grow old (3)

14 Dull (6)

15 Tell-tales (6)

16 Male sheep (3)

18 Intellectual, informally (7) 22 Surplus (8)

23 Opposed to (4)

24 Pub employee (6) 25 Sausage sandwich (6)

DOWN 1 Runaway (9)

2 Extending over a limited

period (5-4) 3 Faint-hearted (5)

4 Small rodent (5) 5 Location (4)

6 Due (5)

10 Mournful song (5) 11 Wash lightly (5) 12 Completely deserted (9) 13 Laid-back (4-5) 17 Stadium (5)

19 Donated (5)

20 Severe (5)

21 Stalk (4)