TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Vocalist taking part in Mass in

German (6)

4 Friend with expert in sovereign’s

residence (6)

7 Female before performance revealing

truth (4)

8 Restaurant employee getting saris

wet accidentally (8)

9 Dog leaps in excitedly (7)

12 Jewel woman returned (3)

14 Native American with a fresh peach (6)

15 Avoid being beside quiet fool (6) 16 Doctor seen before end of day,

parched (3)

18 Large drinks needed for this tennis

game (7)

22 Part of bed dull engineers found next

to ship (8)

23 Meat left by a doctor (4)

24 Setter out in road (6)

25 Rider’s seat Democrats found in auction (6)

DOWN

1 Protect harmless sentry (9)

2 Essential new cranes? Yes (9)

3 Man in tree (5)

4 Group of lions quiet on journey (5)

5 Bird left on Noah’s vessel (4)

6 Class actors, we hear (5)

10 Some chap hiding greenfly (5)

11 Faithful ally unexpectedly pocketing

ring (5)

12 Unusually grand lass finding pasture (9) 13 Unhappy skinflint, talented (9)

17 Cook reorganising rotas (5)

19 Done openly, it’s finished on time (5) 20 Graduate and sibling with fundamental

ingredient (5)

21 Some nasty entertainer’s eyelid

inflammation (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Vocalist (6)

4 Monarch’s residence (6)

7 Piece of evidence (4)

8 Woman who serves at table (8) 9 Breed of gundog (7) 12 Precious stone (3)

14 Native American (6) 15 Road avoiding city (6)

16 Moistureless (3)

18 Tennis game for two pairs (7)

22 Stuffed pad for sleeping

on (8)

23 Young sheep (4)

24 Road (6)

25 Rider’s seat (6)

DOWN

1 Protect (9)

2 Required (9)

3 Mountain ash (5)

4 Self-satisfaction (5)

5 Songbird (4)

6 Class (5)

10 Plant-louse (5)

11 Faithful (5)

12 Pasture (9)

13 Depressed (9)

17 Cook in oven (5)

19 Unconcealed (5)

20 Foundation (5)

21 Eyelid inflammation (4) Two sets of clues but the answers are the same ANSWERS TOMORROW