TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Consequence of reforming

Ulster (6)

4 Not a current source of

light (6)

7 Come up against an

objection (4)

8 It will contain a fire (8) 9 Taking another course

in sewing (7)

12 Margaret shortly turned

to stone (3)

14 A tradesman is unfit to

occupy a high position (6) 15 Be a school boss and make

a drastic capital cut (6)

16 It is engaged in making

a machine work (3) 18 Received and deceived (5,2) 22 Official instrument (8)

23 One always on hand for

a date, maybe (4)

24 A horse that’s better in the long run (6)

25 Wait, and don’t let go (4,2)

DOWN

1 Article is made true to life (9) 2 Sitting down occupation (9) 3 Follow the band (5)

4 Shanty for the rest of the

sailors (5)

5 Safe place to let out the

clutch? (4)

6 Not bound to be

licentious (5)

10 A patch put on a cuff,

perhaps (5)

11 Pick up a scrap of

information from a new

angle (5)

12 Ecological country? (9) 13 A central figure in

merchandising? (9) 17 Trevor has no right to

get drunk in public (5) 19 Sliding calculator (5) 20 Huge cost of electrical

safety precaution (5) 21 £25 for a horse (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS 1 Outcome (6)

4 Wax light (6)

7 Adjoin (4)

8 Fireproof material (8)

9 Changing course (7) 12 Jewel (3)

14 Suit maker (6) 15 Decapitate (6)

16 Part of toothed wheel (3) 18 Deceived (5,2) 22 Part-time judge (8) 23 Desert tree (4)

24 Person with stamina (6) 25 Half a mo’ (4,2)

DOWN 1 Practical (9) 2 Crouching (9)

3 Trail (5)

4 Hut (5)

5 Bird’s home (4) 6 Unbound (5)

10 Hit (5)

11 Pick up ears of corn (5) 12 Arctic country (9) 13 Go-between (9) 17 Openly done (5)

19 Viper (5)

20 Soil (5)

21 Small horse (4)