TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Mouse at the start of day

is sharp (6)

4 Noisy record of a child’s

progress (6)

7 What the sea may do to

a ship (4)

8 A friend has new ideas for

making a defence work (8) 9 Bird from the frozen North (7) 12 Recovered from a sudden

attack (3)

14 An encroachment on the

public highway? (6)

15 Girl retires after six in

foreign city (6)

16 Any form of negation (3) 18 August holiday includes

back rent (7)

22 Fish in turn goes bad (8)

23 A list one may get from

a waiter (4) 24 Menace from the rat (6) 25 Well-filled vessel (6)

DOWN

1 Appearing to suit in a

new job (9)

2 Here’s some fruit.

Disapprove? Blow it! (9) 3 Storehouse of many a

wandering poet (5)

4 A master of many subjects (5) 5 The letters column (4)

6 Bones placed in a circle (5) 10 Rents and rates revised (5) 11 I’ll be kept in by the beak

for talking too much (5) 12 Skilled embroiderers do it

– idle ones won’t! (9)

13 His joy is a plant (9)

17 In all honesty, it should be

seen not heard (5)

19 Buy someone a meal to

alleviate his complaint (5) 20 Belief unchanged on

reflection (5)

21 Berliner’s odd bits of

cheese (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Astute (6) 4 Statement (6)

7 Fling (4)

8 Railings (8)

9 Marsh bird (7) 12 Suit (3) 14 Encroachment (6) 15 Austrian capital (6) 16 Negative (3) 18 Dignified (7) 22 Caviare fish (8) 23 List (4)

24 Menace (6) 25 Oil-carrying ship (6)

DOWN 1 Location (9)

2 Edible fruit (9)

3 Bus garage (5) 4 Governor (5)

5 Stake (4)

6 Lines from centre to

circumference (5) 10 Rips (5)

11 Din (5) 12 Ornamentation (9) 13 Voyager (9)

17 Letter “H” (5) 19 Handle (5)

20 Belief (5)

21 French cheese (4)