TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Wherein the villagers can practise total immersion? (4,4)

5 Damage an initially good tree? (4)

8 Seaside feature discovered to be central (4)

9 What to do in bed if you want something to eat? (8)

10 Name for a bird with a brave heart (7)

12 People make it for fun (5)

13 Bella’s misleading tags (6)

15 Strip of wool (6)

17 Underpaid, perhaps, do they work for kicks? (5)

18 Applauded when flung into jail? (7)

22 Cheerfully and properly going to the Boar’s Head (8)

23 The air in the opera house (4)

24 Got a new garment (4)

25 Fence that can give you ideas, pal (8)

DOWN

1 System requiring a month to sort the mail (7)

2 It protects many more than necessary (5)

3 Frequently an ingredient of water softeners (5)

4 Move fast to get a turn-up in trade (4)

6 Not favourable to modern poetry (7)

7 Harass young Potter (5)

11 Is the French for water-girt areas (5)

12 Republic contributing to formal talks (5)

14 Support for the punter’s activity (7)

16 On board, this may come to a matey conclusion (7)

17 The usual thing to have on (5)

19 Lola’s upset about the early closure, it’s true (5)

20 What to wear when you leave the car for a bit of air (5)

21 Put your foot in the wastepaper basket (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Waterfowl pool (4,4)

5 Bad cut (4)

8 Coastal inlet (4)

9 Pastry product (8)

10 “--- Navratilova” (7)

12 Gleeful (5)

13 Tags (6)

15 Sheep’s coat (6)

17 Chops (5)

18 Applauded (7)

22 Brilliantly (8)

23 Operatic song (4)

24 Roman garment (4)

25 Strong fence (8)

DOWN

1 “--- coinage” (7)

2 Conceal (5)

3 Frequently (5)

4 Dash (4)

6 Contrary (7)

7 Pester (5)

11 Land areas amid water (5)

12 Mediterranean island (5)

14 Retreating (7)

16 Final play, in chess (7)

17 Custom (5)

19 Faithful (5)

20 Hooded coat (5)

21 Stride (4)

ANSWERS IN TOMORROW’S PAPER