TWO-WAY TEASER

1 Yarn for heartbroken Democrat (6) 4 Southern pears unusually thin on the

ground (6)

7 Right time to show anger (4)

8 With amiable diner, fly off (8)

9 Law about ship’s female performer (7) 12 Some toddlers, strange (3)

14 Last of fodder in strong container for

animal food (6)

15 Mixture of rock fragments left beside

burial place (6)

16 First of experts after party identifying

female rabbit (3)

18 Its root gets chopped up for rice

dish (7)

22 Narrow channel, say, not deviating (8) 23 One following a saint with wine (4) 24 Originate popular outlet (6)

25 Ann, coy, accidentally finding ravine (6)

DOWN

1 Strange men, red, tot pestered (9) 2 Complicated procedure upsetting a girl

more (9)

3 Engineers fed up and put off (5) 4 European from South-West – one

on ship (5)

5 Relative wanting cooked tuna (4)

6 Southern boy eating a cold dish (5) 10 Gang leader involved in row wanting

big cat (5)

11 Bad parts of fish (5)

12 Strange soul, boy, about 6, clearly (9) 13 Dog from Malta in ad, possibly (9) 17 Frequently seen in loft, engrossed (5) 19 Piece of cast metal one man finally

obtained (5)

20 Complex topic relating to vision (5) 21 Mother about to get female horse (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Yarn (6)

4 Scanty (6)

7 Anger (4)

8 Amiable (8)

9 Female thespian (7) 12 Peculiar (3)

14 Animal food container (6)

15 Mixture of rock fragments (6) 16 Female deer (3)

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

18 Italian rice dish (7)

ANSWERS TOMORROW

22 Not curved (8)

23 Italian white wine (4)

24 Make up (6)

25 Deep gorge (6)

DOWN

1 Teased (9)

2 Complicated procedure (9)

3 Postpone (5)

4 Native of a European

country (5)

5 Parent’s sister (4)

6 Cold dish (5)

10 Large feline (5)

11 Small food fish (5)

12 Plainly (9)

13 Spotted dog (9)

17 Frequently (5)

19 Piece of cast metal (5)

20 Relating to the eye (5)

21 Female horse (4)