TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 They are traditional for incoming travellers (7) 5 The best kind of number (5) 8 Negative word from a politician originally (3) 9 Reasonable amount can make hair safer (4,5) 10 It’s a help to give a lift to a girl (5) 11 We run AA organisation without information (7) 13 Grey CO duly decorated (6) 14 Tank on outside of vessel is empty (6) 17 Disappointment’s allowed at the bottom (7) 19 Arrives with me in a Greek island (5) 21 Round part of church, rage is taking middle estimate! (2,7) 23 She’s embraced by men, apparently (3) 24 Going round depression ship looses speed (5) 25 Author’s payment perhaps, for kings and queens (7)

DOWN

1 I’m punished for making mess of dance (5) 2 Make bigger circle for feast in open air (6,3) 3 How glove is pulled with casual manner (7) 4 Mistake of jumping school kids (4-2) 5 What’s gone with a food from Italy? (5) 6 One graduate in broadcasting authority (3) 7 One part of a heated wire (7) 12 All ramble at random to cause alert (5,4) 13 It’s unfeeling to call round on us (7) 15 Sport where you always compete at full stretch? (7) 16 UN expo is unreasonable (6) 18 In front of enclosures, nothing starts (5) 20 Disreputable side stitched together? (5) 22 Some agony of years gone by (3)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Government department that collects import duty (7) 5 Main, most important (5) 8 Neither (3) 9 Entitled, allotted portion (4,5) 10 Popular princess (5) 11 Not cognisant (7) 13 Overcast (6) 14 Empty (6) 17 Disappoint someone (7) 19 Moves toward (5) 21 Typically (2,7) 23 Old-fashioned girl’s name (3) 24 Loses velocity (5) 25 The Queen’s family (7)

DOWN

1 Hit with a stick (5) 2 Distribute over an area (6,3) 3 Offensively curt (7) 4 Make a mistake (4-2) 5 Macaroni for instance (5) 6 British broadcasting authority (3) 7 A small amount, a factor (7) 12 Loud warning sound (5,4) 13 Heartless (7) 15 Bowman’s sport (7) 16 Unjust (6) 18 Unlocks (5) 20 Sordid (5) 22 In the past (3)