TWO-WAY TEASER

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

ACROSS

1 Agrees the competition is dishonest (8)

5 Too long to wait for a half of sausage (4)

8 Area in which to re-park a dray? (4)

9 Aviator’s skill in a plane? (8)

10 Punishing it brings no tears! (7)

12 Discovered how to get things started (5)

13 On the road, it’s an honour to be in a car (6)

15 Makes edgy progress with boys (6)

17 Water used in scientific analysis (5)

18 Fields of activity for all-rounders? (7)

22 A hat that’s dark or different (8)

23 Being so gets you paid less – a bit (4)

24 An amount that sounds like the lot (4)

25 Smoothes things over when one chap’s dismissed (5,3)

DOWN

1 Such tricky clues can make you weep somewhat sceptically (7)

2 A dashed dotty means of communication? (5)

3 Name for a house that’s in a state! (5)

4 To ride it, one gets on board (4)

6 Slow possibly to guard a rail terminus (7)

7 Said to be seen to be situated (5)

11 There’s plenty of iron in it (5)

12 Were she not fatheaded, I could make a hit with her (5)

14 It’s the least you can expect, little mother (7)

16 Distrust us turning up at some spectacle (7)

17 Examples of packing (5)

19 Picture with an exciting sort of finish (5)

20 Where a cowboy can get a key in the door? (5)

21 Only half a house? (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Does as asked (8)

5 Long periods (4)

8 Three feet (4)

9 Flying machine (8)

10 Treachery (7)

12 Discovered (5)

13 Curved road surface (6)

15 Moves edgewise (6)

17 Waterway (5)

18 Globes (7)

22 Mexican hat (8)

23 Doing nothing (4)

24 Not all (4)

25 Smoothes over (5,3)

DOWN

1 Of hidden meaning (7)

2 “--- code” (5)

3 American state (5)

4 Foam (4)

6 Slowly progressive (7)

7 Located (5)

11 Knife sharpener (5)

12 Religious belief (5)

14 Least (7)

16 Think guilty (7)

17 Instances (5)

19 Camera picture (5)

20 Çowboy show (5)

21 “--- detached” (4)