TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Suspicious? Surely you

can’t be! (8)

5 Cat in the corner? (4)

8 The team that’s left

– right? (4)

9 Exploit thoroughly and

handily (8)

10 Stops taking half-year

breaks (7)

12 Music with ‘beat’ and

energy (5)

13 A score and a half! (6) 15 Seaman accustomed to

being sworn at (6)

17 Was still in the studio (5) 18 Fattening fish? (7)

22 Vocal performance one is

dying to give? (4,4) 23 Foreigner called Mickey? (4) 24 Dines, possibly taking a

seat (4) 25 Firework display on the football field? (3,5)

DOWN 1 Reserved stand – it’s

broken (7)

2 Taking orders from a bit

of a bounder? (5)

3 It’s scrumped somewhat

furtively, perhaps (5)

4 Is located in the outskirts

of Limoges (4)

6 Downs, oddly enough (7) 7 Soya’s processed by

permission (3-2)

11 Seen, heard – located! (5) 12 To change a boot is not

allowed (5)

14 Coffee of the month? (7) 16 Being angered, possibly,

can drive one mad! (7) 17 Stick to imitation gems (5) 19 Ray, giving us a bright

beam? (5)

20 Too many times to be

bitten! (5)

21 Opts to use spinners (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Uncertain (8)

5 Cat (4)

8 Team (4) 9 Constructively (8)

10 Stops (7)

12 Dance (5)

13 Three tens (6) 15 Mistreated (6)

17 Struck an attitude (5) 18 Cured fish (7)

22 Farewell performance (4,4) 23 A N. European (4) 24 Consumes (4) 25 Prearranged situation (3,5)

DOWN

1 Far away (7)

2 Beneath (5)

3 Edible part of a plant (5) 4 Rests (4)

6 Hilly areas (7)

7 Verbal authority,

informally (3-2) 11 Located (5)

12 Forbidden (5) 14 Moment (7)

16 Unhinge (7)

17 Adhesive (5)

19 Not heavy (5)

20 Doubly (5)

21 Spinning toys (4)