TWO-WAY TEASER
TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Divert attention from a police inspector’s moralistic work (8)
5 Get on with the food and drink (4)
8 Wearing one, would you drop
a catch? (4)
9 Just the rotters who’d jump the queue? (8)
10 For a little old lady to knot a tie is a hard thing (7)
12 Plead to sort out something afoot (5)
13 Keep varying in date (6)
15 It’s powerless to take off (6)
17 Club and church group (5) 18 At most, a large skirt for
mother (7)
22 The transatlantic type is able
to upset Diana (8)
23 Many have to be cut short (4)
24 A blow on the foot? (4)
25 Consist of breaking a promise to Charlie (8)
DOWN
1 How the old grey mare got
the worse for wear (7)
2 Capital line in furniture (5)
3 He’s good enough to give a
seaman a half bottle (5)
4 Journey to an ancient city (4)
6 Corrected the condition of dead men? (7)
7 Traditional supporter of the board of education (5)
11 Like alcoholic coffee (5)
12 Flocks said to be in the flower garden (5)
14 But no disaster as a movie! (7)
16 Love affair in Cremona (7)
17 Retreats from the defenders (5)
19 This follows a half period every year! (5)
20 New Zealander upset by Moira (5)
21 For the record, 500 is 100! (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Divert attention (8) 5 Victuals (4)
8 Bungle (4)
9 Cads (8)
10 Stone (7)
12 Foot lever (5)
13 Intern (6)
15 Engineless plane (6)
17 Group (5)
18 Greatest possible (7)
22 North American (8)
23 Scythed (4)
24 Punch (4)
25 Consist of (8)
DOWN
1 Injured (7)
2 Bulgarian capital (5)
3 Abbey head (5)
4 Holiday journey (4)
6 Corrected (7)
7 Supporting frame (5)
11 Hibernian (5)
12 Garden flower (5)
14 Gigantic (7)
16 Amour (7)
17 Bets on (5)
19 Per ---, each year (5)
20 New Zealander (5)
21 Circular plate (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:
ACROSS: 1 Gothic, 4 Bypass, 7 Adam, 8 Assassin, 9 Sacking, 12 Let, 14 Loofah, 15 Argues, 16 Mat, 18 Fathead, 22 Stand out, 23 Heap, 24 Shower, 25 Hawser.
DOWN: 1 Grand slam, 2 Transport, 3 Crack, 4 Basin, 5 Post, 6 Spine, 10 Chaff, 11 Gorge, 12 Laundress, 13 Test paper, 17 Aitch, 19 Amour, 20 Hatch, 21 Snow.