TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Group performers taking time

for dressing (8)

5 It shows the bleeding’s

stopped (4)

8 In sum, it isn’t the total! (4)

9 To untidy Ivan, ties are merely

useless things (8)

10 Do they place complaints

about the accommodation? (7) 12 Very small as in adolescent

years? (5)

13 How Rose went round the

cricket club for football! (6) 15 Justify being badly fed for a

purpose (6)

17 Sing like a social worker at

church? (5)

18 The fool sits around, yet helps

a team-mate score (7)

22 A girl’s game? (8)

23 Keen to wreck the joint! (4) 24 Outside-right you’ll spot as

nimble (4)

25 To be secure, take a catch quickly! (4,4)

DOWN

1 How a broken man busies

himself! (7)

2 Person of no fixed address (5) 3 Donor able to grieve

endlessly? (5)

4 Give musical entertainment (but is up to no good?) (4)

6 Puzzling people? (7)

7 Out of practice with the metal

polish (5)

11 Make the effort to chop up

one tree out of ten (5) 12 Abounds with sound sides (5) 14 A firm plant or vessel (7)

16 A police inspector’s

dispatched to do something

disagreeable (7)

17 Manages to catch the last two

spies! (5)

19 Not a flat calm? That’s fine! (5) 20 Something medicinal for

Anne’s back (5)

21 Not far from Winchester (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Swathes (8)

5 Wound mark (4)

8 A quantity of (4) 9 Fripperies, conceits (8) 10 Paying guests (7) 12 Tiny (5)

13 Footy (6)

15 Safeguard (6)

17 Simple song (5) 18 Helps (7)

22 Solitaire (8)

23 Leg joint (4)

24 Nimble (4)

25 Cling immovably (4,4)

DOWN 1 Hurries busily (7) 2 Wandering tribesman (5) 3 Donor (5)

4 Perform vocally (4) 6 Oriental (7)

7 Corroded (5)

11 Bring to bear (5) 12 Abounds (5)

14 Mat for drinks (7) 16 Objection (7)

17 Manages things (5) 19 Puff up (5)

20 “--- pods” (5)

21 Measure of length (4)