TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Railway locomotive, e.g., nine damaged (6)

4 Thug on broadcast getting zero (6)

7 From America, new walking stick (4)

8 Terrible fad ruled out (8)

9 Inexperienced driver, thinner, picking up royal (7)

12 Bird from the Netherlands (3)

14 Man at Oxford, initially, with red fruit (6)

15 Trapped in tennis area, we hear (6)

16 Gunners, new, sprinted (3) 18 Severe doctor with a short rod (7)

22 Group of musicians with girl’s large handkerchief (8)

23 Droop before start of

another long story (4)

24 Hire half of them with stratagem (6)

25 Husky with stallion, say (6)

DOWN

1 Meet foreign noble and the queen after getting directions (9)

2 Fellow with gem lent an alternative (9)

3 Duck and deer I disturbed (5)

4 Relative with energy in French city (5)

5 Unfasten French article before party (4)

6 Home of head of history seen on river (5)

10 A cold man having behaved (5)

11 Cook’s rotas being changed (5)

12 Elated cleaner getting hold of one infant’s seat (4,5)

13 Paris cathedral Tom neared, possibly (5,4)

17 Man, member, showing fear (5)

19 Lanky head of year called first (5)

20 Mother quiet after second break (5)

21 One with unusual old object of worship (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Railway locomotive (6)

4 Zero (6)

7 Slender rod (4)

8 Terrible (8)

9 Pupil (7)

12 Female domestic fowl (3)

14 Glossy red fruit (6)

15 Captured (6)

16 Raced (3)

18 Severe (7)

22 Large handkerchief (8)

23 Long story (4)

24 Hire (6)

25 Husky (6)

DOWN

1 Meet (9)

2 Adult male (9)

3 Large duck (5)

4 Sibling’s daughter (5) 5 Untie (4)

6 Home (5)

10 Behaved (5)

11 Cook in oven (5)

12 Infant’s seat (4,5)

13 Paris cathedral (5,4)

17 Fear (5)

19 Lanky (5)

20 Shatter (5)

21 Object of worship (4)