TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 The land of the living? (6)

4 Ill-will of many to a girl (6)

7 It tastes sweet, but schoolboys don’t like it (4)

8 Sharing common interests – like football clubs? (2,6)

9 This month a worker’s dependent on tick (7)

12 Allowed to have a tenant (3)

14 Cracked jokes although bound not to speak (6)

15 Loose change for apirate (6)

16 Sleep coming back in the vessel (3)

18 Not so high praise (7)

22 Perform the state monetary service (8)

23 Loss from a strike (4)

24 It may get broken – put it down (6)

25 Build new Northern capital (6)

DOWN

1 Gradually learning and

improving (7,2)

2 Driving with care – in the

Black Maria? (7,2)

3 Part of flag, one shot to

pieces (5)

4 Exchanged lemon for

another fruit (5)

5 Clue found in a drawer (4)

6 A reason why some people fight (5)

10 It could be a bit of a shock at harvest time (5)

11 It isn’t corruption; it is corruption (5)

12 City job centre I’ll prove wrong about (9)

13 Sailor-saint in waterproof material (9)

17 Fuss about love (5)

19 I am taken in by a fat Scottish landowner (5)

20 Adjusted number on front door (5)

21 Card-game said to be of royal Egyptian lineage (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Church district (6)

4 Spite (6)

7 Bamboo (4)

8 Allied (2,6)

9 Prompt (7)

12 Allow (3)

14 Prevented from speaking (6)

15 Precious metal (6)

16 Cooking vessel (3)

18 Praise (7)

22 Gift (8)

23 Ring a bell (4)

24 Disc (6)

25 Eire’s capital (6)

DOWN

1 Improving (7,2)

2 Introducing new car to road (7,2)

3 Raise aloft (5)

4 Fruit (5)

5 Go first (4)

6 Reason (5)

10 Bundle of corn (5)

11 Tarnish (5)

12 Merseyside city-port (9)

13 Canvas sheet (9)

17 Worship (5)

19 Scots landowner (5)

20 Harmonised (5)

21 Card game (4)