TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Cheat the people of a gift! (8) 5 Because, at Maidenhead, it’s the usual procedure (4) 8 Temporary quarters of many a politician (4)

9 Such a supply can be seen as not scant (8)

10 No horse is disturbed by such winds from the sea (7) 12 Another name for Celia? (5) 13 Something under your hat? (6) 15 Throne designed for six-footer! (6) 17 Water, or a kind of wine (5) 18 Nearly neckwear, this garment? (7) 22 Circular graph showing how food is shared? (3,5)

23 Tease in a way that’s a bit naughty? (4)

24 Prophet over whom there’s a supervisor (4)

25 Forgiven for parking on the new road at the wrong end (8)

DOWN

1 They know how to treat a person who’s patient (7)

2 Various means of identification (5) 3 Expose oneself to a bit of pain over a dog (5)

4 Figure to say no to a German (4) 6 Speech to make when there’s nothing to share? (7) 7 Measure me for some trews (5) 11 You’ll never become so if you keep your mouth shut long enough (5) 12 Not a short word about how one is going (5)

14 Eastern church on the Seine, possibly (7)

16 Given a good time when you step out for a bit of a date (7)

17 Old sailors know them to be in Europe, somewhere (5)

19 In plain terms, it doesn’t mean “dig up” (5)

20 Mark two! (A twin, maybe?) (5) 21 If electric, a 50 ampere one? (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Charitable gift (8) 5 Shape (4) 8 Bivouac (4) 9 Incessant (8) 10 Landward (7) 12 “_ in Wonderland” (5) 13 Covert (6)

15 Large wasp (6) 17 European river (5) 18 Sleeping-garment (7) 22 Disc-style diagram (3,5) 23 Lure (4) 24 Visionary (4) 25 Excused (8)

DOWN

1 Medicos (7)

2 Titles (5)

3 Bring upon oneself (5) 4 Three threes (4) 6 Speech (7) 7 Measure of length (5) 11 Too fat (5) 12 Onward, lengthwise (5) 14 Oriental (7)

16 Dealt with (7) 17 Cordage (5)

19 Bury (5)

20 “Mark _”, author (5) 21 A light (4)