Two-In-One

No 3,889

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

7 In pain father is brave (6) 8 Bit of song one should quickly grasp? (6) 10 Hear only half the score, yet cheer (7) 11 Indistinct sign of illness (5) 12 Was he the first hot musician? (4) 13 Not a bow; not even a smile apparently (5) 17 Rough guide as a rule (5) 18 A voice raised in triumphal tones (4) 22 Run in the next race (5) 23 Stop being trusty (7) 24 Timely tool (6) 25 It follows a gale at sea, too (2,4)

DOWN

1 Smart-looking and in a hurry (7) 2 Stuffy complaint (7) 3 Puts on edge (5) 4 Regular soldiers assume it (7) 5 Sober way to help (5) 6 Reports it’s very warm on board (5) 9 He teaches the student body (9) 14 He hates somehow to put a dagger away (7) 15 New-fangled sort of wheel (7) 16 Dip in the road is a problem for the tinker (7) 19 Let many relieve (5) 20 Postpones visits (5) 21 Girl with nothing for a cowboy (5)

SIMPLE CLUES ACROSS

7 Wander (6) 8 Writhe (6) 10 Neglected (7) 11 Turn out (5) 12 Rescue (4) 13 Transparent fabric (5) 17 Plunder (5) 18 Dull pain (4) 22 Custom (5) 23 Lassitude (7) 24 Quantity (6) 25 Infertile (6)

DOWN

1 Lavish (7) 2 Make better (7) 3 Despondency (5) 4 Crush (7) 5 Niggard (5) 6 Strike (5) 9 Childish (9) 14 Luck (7) 15 Get (7) 16 Audience (7) 19 Bundle (5) 20 Loathe (5) 21 Tell tales (5)

YESTERDAY’S CRYPTIC SOLUTION

Across: 1 Caper; 4 Stirrup; 8 Outwits; 9 Slide; 10 Sink; 11 Terriers; 13 Chip; 14 Knot; 16 Penchant; 17 Brag; 20 Shrug; 21 Allegro; 22 Silence; 23 Put up. Down: 1 Cross purposes; 2 Put on; 3 Rain; 4 System; 5 Insuring; 6 Raiment; 7 Pressure group; 12 Michigan; 13 Control; 15 Innate; 18 Right; 19 Clap.

YESTERDAY’S SIMPLE SOLUTION

Across: 1 Spite; 4 Envelop; 8 Adamant; 9 Liner; 10 Leer; 11 Fracture; 13 Awry; 14 Stud; 16 Ultimate; 17 Chic; 20 Needs; 21 Initial; 22 Residue; 23 Deter. Down: 1 Scarlet runner; 2 Irate; 3 Elan; 4 Entire; 5 Velocity; 6 Languid; 7 Perpendicular; 12 Promised; 13 Artless; 15 Strike; 18 Hoist; 19 Kind.