TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Titled woman accepting silver, getting injury (6)

4 Light eccentric lanced (6)

7 Outlet found in seven towns (4)

8 Expression of welcome making Reg get in, possibly (8)

9 Try a lure, say (7)

12 Member from near Manchester (3)

14 Popular nurse’s plan (6)

15 Well-known female with a tailless rodent (6)

16 Sister getting no amount, we hear (3)

18 Conservative, hot one, against wine (7)

22 Fair man appearing after commercial is altered slightly (8)

23 Some rich Icelander, stylish (4)

24 Savage bachelor next to furrow with man (6)

25 Royal helped when attacked (6) DOWN

1 Distraction for girl before translation (9)

2 Bloke with headgear, brown, from island in New York Bay (9)

3 Bird and dog missing the beginning (5)

4 Peach incredibly inexpensive (5)

5 Short letter from Eton, possibly (4)

6 Solitary person left one on river (5)

10 Heavyweight – one with cold pick-me-up (5)

11 Means of transport used by first of tourists before shower (5)

12 Ideal hobs eccentric did away with (9)

13 Unusual clips made and lost (9)

17 French one the German is beneath (5)

19 Sweltering, the Spanish inn (5)

20 Tot with the queen’s snake (5)

21 Short dog on time (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Harm (6)

4 Wax cylinder (6)

7 Opening (4)

8 Welcoming (8)

9 Try (7)

12 Limb (3)

14 Mean (6)

15 Well-known (6)

16 Woman in religious order (3)

18 Italian wine (7)

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

22 Altered slightly (8) ANSWERS TOMORROW

23 Stylish (4)

24 Savage (6)

25 Plundered (6)

DOWN

1 Detour (9)

2 Island in New York Bay (9)

3 Bird of prey (5)

4 Inexpensive (5)

5 Memo (4)

6 Solitary person (5)

10 Invigorating medicine (5)

11 Means of transport (5)

12 Done away with (9)

13 Lost (9)

17 Below (5)

19 Inn (5)

20 Snake (5)

21 Abrupt (4)