TWO-WAY TEASER

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

ACROSS

1 Member, a Conservative, with youth leader getting bequest (6)

4 Motive of a boy following

engineers (6)

7 Stop to get stalk (4)

8 Comfortable seat – one found in a room by cleaner (8)

9 Earl with nut turning out to be impartial (7)

12 Egghead after silver for a period of time (3)

14 A short man with district attorney’s programme of business (6)

15 Small piece of furniture firmly fixed (6)

16 Child going both ways (3)

18 Serious listener sent out (7)

22 Loud and harsh savage initially with three-pronged spear (8)

23 European getting stick (4)

24 Trendy religious group with bug (6)

25 Fruit for attorney, male, with boy (6)

DOWN

1 Become discouraged, finding hotels are different (4,5)

2 Environmentalist hit in area surrounding city (5,4)

3 Fermenting agent making head of year point (5)

4 Strange graduate’s dance (5)

5 Expert embracing hothead with pain (4)

6 Some show in Germany, outstanding (5)

10 Excessive French one, payable (5)

11 Supple learner – he grabbed it (5)

12 Birds Arabs lost, possibly (9)

13 Conifer making woman royal jealous (9)

17 Some softener used frequently (5)

19 Eccentric later awake (5)

20 Famous end to broadcast (5)

21 Pit belonging to me (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Bequest (6)

4 Motive (6)

7 Stalk (4)

8 Comfortable seat (8)

9 Unbiased (7)

12 Era (3)

14 Programme of business (6)

15 Building for horses (6)

16 Dram (3)

18 Serious (7)

22 Loud and harsh (8)

23 Rod (4)

24 Bee, e.g. (6)

25 Plumlike fruit (6)

DOWN

1 Become discouraged (4,5)

2 Area round city (5,4)

3 Raising agent (5)

4 Dance (5)

5 Dull pain (4)

6 Due (5)

10 Unwarranted (5)

11 Supple (5)

12 Large oceanic bird (9)

13 Conifer, e.g. (9)

17 Frequently (5)

19 Awake (5)

20 Distinguished (5)

21 Pit (4)

ANSWERS IN TOMORROW’S PAPER