TWO-WAY TEASER
Two sets of clues but the answers are the same
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
3 With bat, I’d bash at random, showing vices (3,6) 7 To make insinuations is simply to lose head (5) 8 Use of eyes is defective on it? (5) 9 Such policy is designed to be profitable (8) 10 Lot holds railway back in part of Austria (5) 13 Charge for iron point (3) 15 Fleet for a lunatic in regiment (6) 16 Makes an impression with PO supplies (6) 17 Knock makes part almost fall over (3) 19 Swearwords acceptable in court (5) 23 Everybody’s given a pound to one without others (3,5) 24 An Irishman’s field (5) 25 Colour that is over duck (5) 26 In this you are drowning in big trouble? (4,5)
DOWN
1 How do you start race? Have a try! (4,2,1,2) 2 Feeder soon swallows penny (5) 3 Lord, he was a great poet! (5) 4 Submissive fish jump up and lie about (6) 5 William is able to with a tin for boiling (8) 6 Strike and leave for dance (5) 11 Become despondent by setback at cards? (4,5) 12 Defeated when left on the shore (6,2) 13 Distant force of planes in retreat (3) 14 Note starting price with unusual perception (3) 18 Everybody’s been dismissed with all one’s strength (3-3) 20 A funeral party has to be alert (5) 21 Bet joker can appear before the Queen (5) 22 Hot drink for the spirited (5)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
3 Negative customs (3,6) 7 To express by a hint (5) 8 Close an eye quickly (5) 9 Capable of being produced at a profit (8) 10 Mountainous province of western Austria (5) 13 Charge made by school (3) 15 Large number of ships (6) 16 Postal tokens (6) 17 Quick, sharp blow (3) 19 Swearwords (5) 23 By oneself (3,5) 24 Nickname for Patrick (5) 25 Arctic duck (5) 26 A very tricky position or trouble (4,5)
DOWN
1 Have a bash (4,2,1,2) 2 A golf club (5) 3 English romantic poet (5) 4 Quiet and submissive (6) 5 Pot used when camping (8) 6 A dance (5) 11 Become despondent (4,5) 12 No longer useful (6,2) 13 At a great distance (3) 14 Extrasensory perception (3) 18 To one’s maximum effort (3-3) 20 Conscious after sleeping (5) 21 Bet (5) 22 Hot whisky drink