TWO-WAY TEASER

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

ACROSS

1 Not a flying fish, but seen

in the sky (8)

5 Book turns (4)

8 Something painful afoot? (4) 9 Getting mixed up with an

old Chinese swimmer (8) 10 Teams going their different

ways around the Loch (7) 12 Drifter, perhaps, with a

skilled job (5)

13 An extra in the theatre (6) 15 Change from former

dissipation (6)

17 Time for music (5)

18 Article cancelled or

bypassed (7)

22 The one drink spoken

about first! (8)

23 Mineral used by ancient

alchemists (4)

24 It may occur at any time (4) 25 Are such blondes more expensive than brassy ones? (8)

DOWN

1 The mace as a weapon (7) 2 A blight for which there

are various cures (5)

3 Horse around a lot with

an Italian (5)

4 One man’s glass (4)

6 City smart and fashionable

in former times (7)

7 A good deal of spectacle (5) 11 Dirtiest part of the Solar

System (5)

12 It’s Latin, I believe (5)

14 As an architectural feature,

gosh it’s pretty! (7) 16 Mother’s about to do wrong,

I see, but not much (7) 17 Moira’s wild native (5) 19 Home team (5)

20 If it’s wet on the first of

December, run away! (5) 21 Cold weather picture (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Food fish (8)

5 Deeds (4)

8 Cereal (4) 9 Mixing (8)

10 Cricket teams (7) 12 Boat (5)

13 Extra performance (6) 15 Mend one’s ways (6) 17 Month (5)

18 Dodged (7)

22 First (8)

23 A powder (4)

24 Notion (4)

25 Precious metal (8)

DOWN

1 Heavy knife (7)

2 Swear (5)

3 Caesar, say (5) 4 Camera part (4) 6 Illinois city (7)

7 Vision (5)

11 Our planet (5) 12 Statement of beliefs (5) 14 Overhanging ledge (7) 16 Small amount (7)

17 NZ native (5)

19 House (5)

20 Sewer (5)

21 Break (4)