TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Support for head, quiet one, left depressed (6)

4 Profession of egghead in vehicle with the queen (6)

7 Polish youth’s first red gemstone (4)

8 A voter possibly going round county taking outdoor garment (8)

9 Creep with it destroyed proof of purchase (7)

12 Domestic animal quiet before film (3)

14 Girl depressed and sickly yellow (6)

15 Meat for every food basket (6)

16 State, for example (3)

18 Male, red, breaking gemstone (7)

22 Beautifying preparation used by strange Scot with mice (8)

23 Egghead after information involving unit of heredity (4)

24 A man following saint, it’s declared (6)

25 Temporary accommodation on board ship for rascals (6)

DOWN

1 Chaps sure to spoil items bought (9)

2 Bill, early, moving freely (9)

3 Entire opening, say (5)

4 Steal from unpleasant person (5)

5 Eric’s unusual cereal (4)

6 Delete part of opera, sensibly (5)

10 Near completion (5)

11 From Tahiti, a rare jewelled headdress (5)

12 Peer with map I’d confused revealing fanciful hope (4,5)

13 Stern side unexpectedly showing fatigue (9)

17 Concerned with a boxing-match (5)

19 Male union leader with man, subdued (5)

20 Speed contests involving royal experts (5)

21 Ring Tim up to get skip (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Head support (6)

4 Occupation (6)

7 Red gemstone (4)

8 Outdoor garment (8)

9 Proof of purchase (7)

12 Domestic animal (3)

14 Sickly yellow (6)

15 Hinder (6)

16 Utter (3)

18 Green gemstone (7)

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

22 Beautifying preparation (8) ANSWERS TOMORROW

23 Unit of heredity (4)

24 Declared (6)

25 Rascals (6)

DOWN

1 Buys (9)

2 Generously (9)

3 Entire (5)

4 Crawl (5)

5 Grain (4)

6 Rub out (5)

10 Shut (5)

11 Jewelled headdress (5)

12 Fanciful hope (4,5)

13 Fatigue (9)

17 Concerning (5)

19 Subdued (5)

20 Speed contests (5)

21 Leave out (4)