TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Respectable Democrat initially earning

a small sum of money (6)

4 An attempt by page to find larder (6) 7 Article found in the French narrow road (4) 8 Awful set unusually extravagant (8)

9 Frightened man equipped with weapons (7) 12 First of women seen before film, soaked (3) 14 It’s elaborately adorned for a tenor,

possibly (6) 15 Eat about six found to be delightful (6)

16 Some desirable knight’s title (3) 18 Girl, 10, breaking lock (7) 22 Bear damaging tree a lot (8) 23 Hard up? That’s unfortunate (4) 24 Keyboard user unusually tipsy before

end of shift (6)

25 Odd treat found by Northern gossip (6)

DOWN

1 Tasty cheese initially found in food shop

with debts (9)

2 Receptacle used in train once,

possibly (9) 3 Tall structure with drawer? (5) 4 Adhesive tapes muddled up (5) 5 Fine editor concealing requirement (4)

6 Wake up hearing quarrels (5) 10 Performer seen in factory (5)

11 Bore making doctor sick (5) 12 Maybe I was to act in this sleeveless

garment (9)

13 Person highly valued on river with

bursar (9)

17 Man, unknown, identifying tusk

substance (5)

19 Unsuitable paint mixture (5) 20 Collect gang leader, thin (5) 21 Abominable snowman still seen

on one (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Respectable (6) 4 Larder (6)

7 Narrow road (4) 8 Uneconomical (8)

9 Frightened (7) 12 Damp (3)

14 Highly decorated (6) 15 Sacred (6)

16 Knight’s title (3) 18 Curl (7) 22 Endure (8)

23 Needy (4)

24 Keyboard user (6) 25 Gossip (6)

DOWN

1 Scrumptious (9) 2 Receptacle (9)

3 Tall structure (5) 4 Adhesive (5)

5 Require (4)

6 Wake (5)

10 Thespian (5)

11 Boring tool (5) 12 Sleeveless garment (9) 13 Bursar (9)

17 Tusk substance (5)

19 Not suitable (5)

20 Gather (5)

21 Abominable snowman (4)