TWO WAY TEASER

TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Begin a journey with group, old-fashioned (3,3)

4 Mother with parasites showing spite (6)

7 Jovial sort hiding too (4)

8 Finding dirt, nice eccentric, not straight (8)

9 Bad Eastern girl, criminal (7)

12 Bill’s flap of material (3)

14 Disorderly person upsetting trio in front of the queen (6)

15 Eastern blend having come to light (6)

16 Doctor with head of year, parched (3)

18 Speak tediously about head of organisation’s barbed missile (7)

22 Vegetable giving brother terrible colic (8)

23 Aunt’s unusual fish (4)

24 It’s near door initially shut (6)

25 Net returned by worker who rents property (6)

DOWN

1 Exhausted and broken (9)

2 New items Tony used as evidence (9)

3 Journey east with rubbish (5)

4 One in sea initially asking for newspapers, e.g. (5)

5 Bird left on Noah’s vessel (4)

6 Drink companies initially advertised (5)

10 Man, cold, initially helping parasite (5)

11 Member with nothing having dance (5)

12 Aunt with rat Al changed for spider (9)

13 For interval, quick meal (9)

17 Royal involved in Rugby Union with man from country

(5)

19 It’s permitted, we hear, audibly

(5)

20 Incredibly inapt colouring substance (5)

21 Laws for performances (4) QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Begin a journey (3,3)

4 Spite (6)

7 Too (4)

8 Not straight (8)

9 Unlawful (7)

12 Flap (3)

14 Disorderly person (6)

15 Come into view (6)

16 Waterless (3)

18 Spearlike missile (7)

22 Vegetable (8)

23 Fish (4)

24 Shut (6)

25 Person who rents property (6) DOWN

1 Smashed (9)

2 Statement under oath (9)

3 Stomach lining as food (5)

4 Means of mass communication (5)

5 Bird (4)

6 Chocolate drink (5)

10 Parasite (5)

11 Uncertain state (5)

12 Large spider (9)

13 Meal (9)

17 Rustic (5)

19 Audibly (5)

20 Colouring substance (5)

21 Deeds (4)