TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Foolishly sat right in direct

line (8)

5 To which men turn for

dietary information? (4) 8 Burn the fish! (4)

9 Finish by getting the golf

cancelled (5,3)

10 Hut seen differently when

you feel appreciative (7) 12 Possibly a pint in a pot (5) 13 Do you need spectacles

to see them? (6)

15 N. American Indian pledged to stay at uncle’s? (6)

17 Early start for an airman (5) 18 Quietly rambling,

compiling firm evidence (7) 22 The girl ran smoothly – as

did the horse (8)

23 Weaken the standard (4) 24 Is such a sum smartly

cleaned up? (4) 25 Renovated a retail

business in the red (8)

DOWN

1 They may be classified

as “dark” (7)

2 Cook in the right oven (5) 3 One misses them,

perhaps (5)

4 Taught soundly, albeit

under a strain (4)

6 Some excitement due

to an earth movement (7) 7 Not able to disconnect

an appliance? (5) 11 Express in devout

terms (5)

12 Grand thing to play? (5) 14 Interrogated heatedly (7) 16 Hired for a forthcoming

wedding? (7)

17 Struggle hard during the

wrapping of a gift! (5) 19 Gets carried away by

endless mad desire (5) 20 One only comparatively

indolent? (5)

21 Speed up the

projection? (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Direct (8)

5 Bill of fare (4) 8 Scorch (4)

9 Finish neatly (5,3) 10 Be full of praise (7) 12 Emulsion, e.g. (5) 13 Spectacles (6)

15 N. American Indian (6) 17 Aviator (5) 18 Confirming (7)

22 Ran fast (8)

23 Tire visibly (4)

24 Neat (4)

25 Put back (8)

DOWN

1 Classified data (7) 2 Cook in oven (5)

3 Young ladies (5) 4 Stretched (4)

6 High feeling (7) 7 Indisposed (5)

11 Say (5)

12 Keyboard instrument (5) 14 Cooked on gridiron (7) 16 Occupied (7)

17 Brawl (5)

19 Is borne (5)

20 Slacker (5)

21 Incitement (4)