TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Skilful former partner, saucy (6) 4 Drug found by first of youths moving quickly (6) 7 Listener left with nobleman (4) 8 Self-important rat with organ, possibly (8) 9 Dishevelled punk met trouble (7) 12 Enclosure for female swan (3) 14 Drop it off with camera stand (6) 15 Piercing cry – it causes great amusement (6) 16 Line of people, say, wanting billiards rod (3) 18 The GI in broadcast with garment worn in bed (7) 22 Nice rustic imbibing litre (8) 23 Ill-behaved child of bachelor with rodent (4) 24 Dog set off with this heavy food (6) 25 Laden with money? (6)

DOWN

1 Cite green unusually lively (9) 2 Pop in with cure designed for spiny rodent (9) 3 Tantalise with drinks, say (5) 4 Football team’s outfit for second journey (5) 5 Part of patrolled German border (4) 6 Thick man with directions (5) 10 Widely recognised part of park now notorious (5) 11 Unusual act, it’s understood (5) 12 Favoured quiet umpire was mistaken (9) 13 New man I noted being proposed for election (9) 17 French one left it dark (5) 19 One with speed making us angry (5) 20 It’s burning, the Spanish inn (5) 21 Worker’s set of cards (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Ace (6) 4 Fast (6) 7 Nobleman (4) 8 Conceited (8) 9 Ungroomed (7) 12 Writing instrument (3) 14 Three-legged stand (6) 15 Shriek (6) 16 Billiards rod (3) 18 Garment won in bed (7) 22 Enjoyable (8) 23 Ill-behaved child (4) 24 Heavy food (6) 25 Wealthy (6)

DOWN

1 2 3 Vigorous Spiny Tantalise rodent (5) (9) (9) 4 Undress (5) 5 Border (4) 6 Thick (5) 10 Widely recognised (5) 11 Implied (5) 12 Liked better (9) 13 Named (9) 17 Not illuminated (5) 19 Enraged (5) 21 20 End Inn (5) part of arm (4)