TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Diversion possibly due to

river (6)

4 Man collapsed with cry of

pain (6)

7 Age of man with energy (4) 8 Tobacco poison once in it,

surprisingly (8)

9 Eastern politician in exam

in violent storm (7)

12 Make a mistake with

Eastern rivers (3)

14 Injured robin initially nervous

– that’s natural (6) 15 Cosmetics brand higher

in price (4-2)

16 Woman seen in Stevenage (3) 18 Learner in the hay,

possibly, in fine fettle (7) 22 Prime minister initially

enjoying first performance (8) 23 Commanding Officer with

the French drink (4)

24 People below nobility given information before test (6) 25 Remained sedate, say (6)

DOWN

1 New vet cited Eastern

investigator (9)

2 Schedule for man on film,

talented (9)

3 Preparatory period for race

at university (3-2)

4 Pieces of information for

female before performances (5) 5 Old stringed instrument

found with booty, say (4) 6 Fellow nervously

accommodating proprietor (5) 10 Month for demonstration (5) 11 Characteristic feature of

tart I cooked (5) 12 The first woman with

dry boy upset all (9) 13 Rebuke for novel in

red pram (9)

17 Clever vegetarian

showing spirit (5) 19 Eastern member with

unknown lament (5) 20 Leashes, say, from

English city (5) 21 Indecent talk from

famous mutineer (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Diversion (6)

4 Man (6)

7 Occasion (4)

8 Tobacco poison (8)

9 Violent storm (7)

12 Be mistaken (3)

14 Innate (6)

15 Cosmetics (4-2)

16 First woman (3)

18 Well (7)

22 First performance (8)

23 Fizzy drink (4)

24 People just below nobility (6) 25 Remained (6)

DOWN 1 Investigator (9)

2 Schedule (9)

3 Approach (3-2)

4 Data (5)

5 Old stringed instrument (4) 6 Possessor (5)

10 Third month (5) 11 Characteristic feature (5) 12 All (9)

13 Rebuke (9)

17 Energy (5)

19 Song of lament (5)

20 City in West Yorkshire (5) 21 Something indecent (4)