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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Building for vehicle making Georgia rant (6)

4 Trifling insult (6)

7 Lads confusing yobs (4)

8 Pest making conservationist dash (8)

9 A lender incredibly welleducated (7)

12 Steal from man (3)

14 Journalist, man, with one short Conservative (6)

15 PC, Neil, breaking writing instrument (6)

16 Parasite putting can back (3)

18 Boss in favour of Eastern mother, new (7)

22 Knock down his model accidentally (8)

23 Some of these chords resound (4)

24 Group of schoolchildren

finding brook (6)

25 Man about town initially showing remorse (6)

DOWN

1 Leave stake with small new intermediary (2-7)

2 Two men with sweet from place where coins are made

(5,4)

3 Agree, surprisingly keen (5)

4 Woman journalist turning up with leather with velvety nap

(5)

5 Scottish island included by missionary (4)

6 Word of greeting from head of organisation after misery (5)

10 A fool turning up cold (5)

11 Ambition of head of department with a quantity of paper (5)

12 Eccentric caring about a royal’s fast vehicle (6,3)

13 Strange to ally, big male animal (5,4)

17 Popular with the queen, team initially sluggish (5)

19 Drug used by one with hesitation after work (5)

20 Egghead with the right aneaesthetic (5)

21 Spy with dark skin blemish (4) QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Building for vehicle (6)

4 Small (6)

7 Lads (4)

8 Aphid (8)

9 Knowledgeable (7)

12 Steal from (3)

14 Journalist (6)

15 Writing instrument (6)

16 Louse egg (3)

18 Supervisor (7)

22 Destroy (8)

23 Resound (4)

24 Brook (6)

25 Rue (6)

DOWN

1 Middleman (2-7)

2 Place where British coins are made (5,4)

3 Keen (5)

4 Leather with velvety nap (5)

5 Scottish island (4)

6 Word of greeting (5)

10 Distant (5)

11 Fantasy (5)

12 Fast vehicle (6,3)

13 Male bearded animal (5,4)

17 Inactive (5)

19 Poppy drug (5)

20 Anaesthetic (5)

21 Burrowing animal (4)