TWO-WAY TEASER

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS:

1 Help his poor rendering of

Plato, say (11) 7 May ask about his first way of

hiding Muslim woman (7) 9 ‘You don’t object to an __________ (12), I hope?’ (Great Expectations) (4) 11 How it may benefit one to

be unwell around Virginia (5) 12 see 9 (6) 14 Garish poems produced by instrument measuring shocks (11) 18 One who is going in reverse who will finance somebody (6) 20 What’s-it-called, the novel? (5) 22 So Arsenal will show its

rowers (4) 23 Decay returns : true, it’s wrong to inflict so much pain (7) 24 Affected by alcohol, closes an

eye – but it’s just a game (11)

DOWN

2 One who is held by an entertainer for a very long time (7) 3 What the Japanese drink for

Goodness? (4) 4 Hound that loses its head to

a bird (5) 5 Via no main road (5) 6 Works on paper in need, it

seems (5) 8 Is annoyed by models ET

made of it (8) 10 Rant and roar about teller of

tale (8) 13 Starts February often, great

pea-souper (3) 15 Chance of success at snooker taken by one drop ping in? (3,4) 16 An ecclesiastic and rating,

both curtailed (5) 17 The ages of man are deadly,

sin-wise (5) 19 Dog to put company right

with American soldier (5) 21 Don’t go for support (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 A lover of wisdom (11) 7 Muslim double-veil (7) 9 Elderly (4) 11 Benefit, use (5) 12 A mother or father (6) 14 Earthquake measuring

device (11) 18 One giving financial support

(6) 20 ‘Handle’ to one’s name (5) 22 Sculls (4) 23 Put to the rack (7) 24 Disc-flipping game (11)

DOWN

2 One taken for ransom (7) 3 Japanese fermented rice

drink (4) 4 A bird of prey (5) 5 A secluded road (5) 6 Prepares for publication (5) 8 Interfered with, annoyed (8) 10 Teller of tale (8) 13 Thick mist (3) 15 Whatever’s available for

meal (3,4) 16 Abbey head (5) 17 Number of the world’s

seas (5) 19 Welsh dog (5) 21 Remain (4)