TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Was it used for immersing

alleged witches? (4,4) 5 She’s apt to give a moan (4) 8 Bird looking pale at the bus

terminus (4)

9 To sing about wine seems

appalling (8)

10 Naïve and lacking

paintings, etc. (7)

12 Was her oil spilt one

day? (5)

13 Naval hero useful at

wrestling? (6)

15 Like a fire raging at many

a point (6)

17 Will he worry? (5)

18 Seen to yearn for a boy (7) 22 Is it instrumental in

fashioning the final lie? (4,4) 23 That to which you have

a right (4)

24 One showing ability to

sing? (4)

25 Having joined forces,

listened carefully (8)

DOWN

1 Much noise about what

may be said in scorn (7)

2 It takes skill to steer a cart

round the welfare centre (5) 3 Ejects with breathless

shouts, possibly (5)

4 Donor robbed at the

entrance (4)

6 He was a peer among

performers (7)

7 Discuss the toss? (5) 11 Wood noted for being like

bone? (5)

12 Due to being in debt (5) 14 Having fun getting fish out

of the vessel (7) 16 Suffered enough to finish

by being terribly rude (7) 17 Searches for a little old

place in the country! (5) 19 It’s perfect when I go to

town (5)

20 Swimming tutor

floundering! (5) 21 Excellent alternative to

imprisonment? (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Village pool (4,4) 5 “--- Lisa” (4)

8 Usually white bird (4) 9 Terrible (9)

10 Naïve (7)

12 Oily fruit (5)

13 “--- Mandela” (6) 15 Ferocious (6) 17 Harass (5)

18 Seen (7)

22 Manicure tool (4,4) 23 One’s (4) 24 Indication (4) 25 Joined up (8)

DOWN 1 Scorn (7)

2 Skill (5)

3 Ejects (5) 4 Entrance (4) 6 Great actor (7) 7 Quarrel (5) 11 Dark wood (5) 12 Due (5)

14 Playing about (7) 16 Lasted (7) 17 Chases after (5) 19 Just right (5) 20 Game fish (5) 21 Of high quality (4)