TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Nominates how to make

pain stop! (8)

5 Friendly but woolly-headed

member (4)

8 Very slight; less than

nothing, in fact (4)

9 Does he write his stuff on

notepaper? (8)

10 Container of assorted

latches? (7)

12 The tree of popular

choice (5)

13 Mistakenly, Rose goes round the cricket club for football! (6)

15 A black suit (6)

17 Medicine you can spill,

maybe? (5)

18 Big dog difficult to

master? (7)

22 Looking menacing and

depressing (8) 23 The matelot’s senior

officer? (4)

24 Nasty shock a revolver

could give you? (4) 25 Garments that won’t keep

you dry? (8)

DOWN

1 Painters in dire straits? (7) 2 The reason for giving a

tip? (5)

3 Pearl’s mother’s wild

crane (5)

4 Not the total, however it

sounds (4)

6 A fathead can be rude,

that’s for certain (7) 7 Music of the month (5)

11 Lists footwear parts (5) 12 Les is out of work, but is in

the running! (5)

14 The fight against winter

infections? (4,3)

16 Melts, often in a vessel (7) 17 Flier who needs an oil

change during training (5) 19 Discuss the toss? (5)

20 I’m a long time making a

picture (5)

21 Cup games, possibly

knotty (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Assigns to a post (8) 5 Cordial (4)

8 Not fat (4)

9 Music writer (8) 10 School bag (7) 12 Coniferous tree (5) 13 Football (6)

15 Card suit (6) 17 Tablets (5)

18 Large dog (7) 22 Letting down (8) 23 Companion (4) 24 Swivel (4)

25 Warm garments (8)

DOWN 1 Painters (7)

2 Sharp tip (5) 3 Mother-of-pearl (5) 4 Certain amount (4) 6 Certified (7)

7 Walk (5)

11 Shoe parts (5)

12 Runs (5)

14 Bloodless conflict (4,3) 16 Alleviates (7)

17 Flier (5)

19 Debate (5)

20 Likeness (5) 21 Neckwear items (4)