TWO-WAY TEASER
TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS 1 Suspicious? Surely you
can’t be! (8)
5 Cat in the corner? (4)
8 The team that’s left
– right? (4)
9 Exploit thoroughly and
handily (8)
10 Stops taking half-year
breaks (7)
12 Music with ‘beat’ and
energy (5)
13 A score and a half! (6) 15 Seaman accustomed to
being sworn at (6)
17 Was still in the studio (5) 18 Fattening fish? (7)
22 Vocal performance one is
dying to give? (4,4) 23 Foreigner called Mickey? (4) 24 Dines, possibly taking a
seat (4) 25 Firework display on the football field? (3,5)
DOWN 1 Reserved stand – it’s
broken (7)
2 Taking orders from a bit
of a bounder? (5)
3 It’s scrumped somewhat
furtively, perhaps (5)
4 Is located in the outskirts
of Limoges (4)
6 Downs, oddly enough (7) 7 Soya’s processed by
permission (3-2)
11 Seen, heard – located! (5) 12 To change a boot is not
allowed (5)
14 Coffee of the month? (7) 16 Being angered, possibly,
can drive one mad! (7) 17 Stick to imitation gems (5) 19 Ray, giving us a bright
beam? (5)
20 Too many times to be
bitten! (5)
21 Opts to use spinners (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS 1 Uncertain (8)
5 Cat (4)
8 Team (4) 9 Constructively (8)
10 Stops (7)
12 Dance (5)
13 Three tens (6) 15 Mistreated (6)
17 Struck an attitude (5) 18 Cured fish (7)
22 Farewell performance (4,4) 23 A N. European (4) 24 Consumes (4) 25 Prearranged situation (3,5)
DOWN
1 Far away (7)
2 Beneath (5)
3 Edible part of a plant (5) 4 Rests (4)
6 Hilly areas (7)
7 Verbal authority,
informally (3-2) 11 Located (5)
12 Forbidden (5) 14 Moment (7)
16 Unhinge (7)
17 Adhesive (5)
19 Not heavy (5)
20 Doubly (5)
21 Spinning toys (4)