TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Schoolboy’s expression

– of comfort, perhaps (6)

4 Is unusually hard on the

outside, but edible (6)

7 Forced to return the

cheese (4)

8 Knock Jack down, he’s

a loafer (8)

9 Tell, and tell again (7)

12 Spain, but not in spring (3)

14 Neutral gear (6)

15 Be back in time for the

discussion (6)

16 A tribute that ought to

be paid (3)

18 It gets down to sorting

the list (7)

22 Pinch your old-fashioned

secret (8)

23 Go ahead with the roof

covering (4)

24 Worn-out shoe? (6) 25 A tree’s transformed in springtime (6)

DOWN

1 Pay a visit after some

persuasion? (4,5)

2 Subject to job stress (9)

3 Ovals? Possibly rounds (5)

4 Beam over such

material (5)

5 Experts in digitally

recorded evidence (4)

6 Pay up in Boston or get

out (5)

10 Used for boxing and often

hit during fights (5)

11 Buy another drink? It’s

a pleasure! (5)

12 What the bank has to say

of your account? (9)

13 A great man in history (9)

17 It’s very much used as a

prefix (5)

19 Outcome of shell bursts (5)

20 Fashion’s designation (5)

21 Inverted gas-ring used for

making puddings (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Crikey! (6)

4 Salad plant (6)

7 Fashioned (4)

8 Ne’er-do-well (8)

9 Relate (7)

12 Health resort (3)

14 Of use to male and

female (6)

15 Discussion (6)

16 Proper (3)

18 Scots emblem (7)

22 Furtive (8)

23 Guide (4)

24 Overshoe (6)

25 Christian festival (6)

DOWN

1 Recover

consciousness (4,5)

2 Stress (9)

3 Fusillade (5)

4 Artificial silk (5)

5 Taps lightly (4)

6 Baffle (5)

10 Coffer (5)

11 Entertain (5)

12 Declaration (9)

13 --- the Great, king of

Macedon (9)

17 Extreme (5)

19 Bring forth chicks (5)

20 Fashion (5)

21 Starchy cereal (4)

ANSWERS IN TOMORROW’S PAPER