TWO- WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 The two with the queen given

trouble ( 6)

4 Recent broadcast’s midpoint ( 6)

7 Strange head of school’s

chances ( 4)

8 Defender, depressed, is to

concede defeat ( 4,4)

9 One guy out by river, less

mature ( 7)

12 One with engineers showing

anger ( 3)

14 A district attorney holding information and list of business ( 6)

15 Suppress elf – it’s out of

order ( 6)

16 Sailor given thanks by royal ( 3) 18 Jealous union leader

embraced by son I’ve upset ( 7) 22 Messenger out of bed with

silver medallist ( 6- 2)

23 Large feline left at home

eating nothing ( 4) 24 Main plates being broken ( 6) 25 Heartless inexperienced

driver, thinner ( 6)

DOWN

1 US woman with actors for

programme ( 9)

2 New dad by tree with soft

toy ( 5,4)

3 Steal from trendy man ( 5) 4 Conservative with pain

finding hidden store ( 5) 5 Different dune found when

bare ( 4)

6 Oarsman having argument

with the queen ( 5) 10 Unwarranted French one

expected ( 5) 11 Proportion for deserter

before ten ( 5)

12 Trendy oaf – his inn’s

unusual ( 2,7)

13 Unexpected revelation making

us look at first item ( 3- 6) 17 Grown- up becoming blue ( 5) 19 Urns out East for sister ( 5) 20 Mischievous child with the

Spanish showing drive ( 5) 21 Card- game making us speak

sharply ( 4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Trouble ( 6)

4 Middle ( 6) 7 Probability ( 4) 8 Concede defeat ( 4,4)

9 Less mature ( 7)

12 Anger ( 3)

14 Programme of business ( 6) 15 Smother ( 6)

16 Sailor ( 3)

18 Jealous ( 7)

22 Competitor taking second

place ( 6- 2)

23 Large feline ( 4)

24 Principal ( 6)

25 Thinner ( 6)

DOWN 1 Programme ( 9)

2 Soft toy ( 5,4)

3 Redbreast ( 5)

4 Hidden store ( 5)

5 Naked ( 4)

6 Oarsman ( 5)

10 Unwarranted ( 5)

11 Proportion ( 5)

12 Trendy ( 2,7)

13 Startling enlightenment ( 3- 6) 17 Grown- up ( 5)

19 Person who tends the sick ( 5) 20 Drive forward ( 5) 21 Photograph ( 4)