TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Religious head of school, a

Conservative, with socialist (6) 4 Second large specimen (6) 7 Young dog grabbing male’s

plimsoll (4)

8 Prime minister seen before start of exciting first performance (8)

9 Snake, e.g., making Lee trip,

possibly (7)

12 Degree held by teacher with

divan (3)

14 A count’s unusual bird (6) 15 Piece initially taken by the

queen with beer (6)

16 Father initially describing

commercial (3)

18 Ten I let off, revealing name (7) 22 Neat girl’s unusual percussion

instrument (8)

23 Loop broken in game played

on horseback (4) 24 Create popular outlet (6) 25 Dull belongings found by

head of year (6)

DOWN

1 Fresh dates and pear being

divided (9)

2 Regain consciousness and

change one’s mind (4,5) 3 Eccentric opted for this

storehouse (5)

4 The woman, 50, left with

hard case (5)

5 Post for man, say (4) 6 Some popular gentleman,

big (5)

10 Dish produced by page, delayed (5)

11 Eject some of the victims (5) 12 Richer gambler, bad (6,3) 13 Book taken from woman

priest’s house (9)

17 A quiet man with protective

garment (5)

19 Evening for titled man, say (5) 20 Things mites destroyed (5) 21 Quiet expert’s speed (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Holy (6)

4 Specimen (6)

7 Light shoe (4)

8 First performance (8)

9 Cold-blooded animal (7) 12 Divan (3)

14 Tropical American bird (6) 15 Acerbic (6)

16 Father (3)

18 Give a name to (7) 22 Three-sided shape (8)

23 Game played on horseback (4) 24 Create (6)

25 Unventilated (6)

DOWN

1 Split up (9)

2 Regain consciousness (4,5) 3 Storehouse (5)

4 Egg’s outer covering (5) 5 Post (4)

6 Big (5)

10 Dish (5)

11 Throw out (5)

12 Richer (6,3)

13 Book of telephone

numbers (9)

17 Protective garment (5) 19 Period of darkness (5) 20 Articles (5)

21 Step (4)