TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Beef or grouse (8)

5 One off Murphy’s old

block? (4)

8 Chain letters? (4)

9 How to congratulate a

successful middleman? (8) 10 She doesn’t show her true

feelings (7)

12 A bit of luck concerning

money (5)

13 In the pub, rant wildly about

a day of victory (6)

15 Colour of fresh petals (6) 17 In which the scores should

be level? (5)

18 Archer’s lengthy milking

of applause? (7)

22 Sound means of establishing

that people are all there (4,4) 23 Come and get it! (4)

24 Not real trifles? (4)

25 Due to errors, makes out

it’s wrong (8)

DOWN

1 Officer and politician take steps to get an agreement (7)

2 Being a bit wet, Tom is

upset (5)

3 Longs to chase around (5) 4 It’s handy for the Northern

listener (4)

6 The old-fashioned DA? (7) 7 Receiver of income tax at

mid-September (5)

11 This dirty world of ours (5) 12 Find there’s money, if you

work for it (5)

14 Add six to the total,

essentially (7)

16 The criminal left Wales,

perhaps, for the south (7) 17 Worth getting the time

roughly about right (5) 19 Stares at a scoring error

by the French (5)

20 The rest to go pieces (5) 21 It’s handy for dates (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Grumble (8)

5 Broken fragment (4) 8 Post (4)

9 Sincerely (8) 10 Female actor (7) 12 Money, informally (5) 13 Inn (6)

15 Crayon (6)

17 Contest (5) 18 Archer’s weapon (7) 22 Check of persons

present (4,4)

23 In this place (4) 24 Playthings (4) 25 Blunders (8)

DOWN

1 Closely packed (7)

2 Damp (5)

3 Dull pains (5)

4 Close (4)

6 Style provided by a barber (7) 7 Recipient (5)

11 Soil (5)

12 Be taught (5)

14 Essentially (7)

16 Anarchic (7)

17 Value (5)

19 Makes eyes (5)

20 Snap (5)

21 Flat of hand (4)