TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Pricey feline? (5,3)

5 A touch of affection (4) 8 Bother about the car

key? (4)

9 The part of an animal to

target? (5-3)

10 Told to be tidy (7)

12 In a small way, everybody

has a bit of money (5) 13 Tired of some whim about

a bad egg (6)

15 A corny anagram, but it’s

colourful (6)

17 There’s no going back

when they’re burnt (5) 18 Mental attitude needed to

watch TV? (7)

22 Oblique remarks about the

wide possibility (8)

23 Was half an ounce incorporated in such ointment? (4) 24 Arrive in the country (4) 25 Getting the material to the

editor was important (8)

DOWN

1 Check in more ways than

one (4,3)

2 Revealed a recipe for

bread (5)

3 Send for a taxi just for half

a mile? (5)

4 Ordered some of it

second-hand (4)

6 Perfectly casually consuming a brew of ale (7)

7 Not really fit to listen to a

CD (5)

11 Anglers generally have the

right fish (5)

12 It has strings attached (5) 14 Raise the spirits of dad,

perhaps, in depression (7) 16 Observed not to be

chilled (7)

17 Herb joins Don in town (5) 19 Smaller piece inserted in

curtains, etc. (5)

20 Person slipping, perhaps

rapidly going downhill (5) 21 Like a friendly toast? (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Brindled feline (5,3) 5 Sign of love (4)

8 Trouble (4)

9 Target centre (5-3) 10 Commanded (7) 12 Narrow path (5) 13 Tired out (6) 15 Coloured pencil (6) 17 Small craft (5)

18 Fixed attitude (7) 22 Obliquely (8) 23 Bluish-white metal (4) 24 Territory (4)

25 Was of concern (8)

DOWN

1 Reprimand (4,3) 2 Exposed (5)

3 Stout rope (5)

4 Narrated (4)

6 Perfectly (7)

7 Off colour, shabby (5) 11 Spools (5)

12 Protective garment (5) 14 Make joyful (7) 16 Spotted, seen (7) 17 Culinary plant (5)

19 Small picture inserted (5) 20 Winter sportsman (5) 21 Friendly (4) ANSWERS IN TOMORROW’S