TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 For vehicle, favourite floor covering (6)

4 Unexpectedly see rag used for oily matter (6)

7 By the sound of it, regretted being impolite (4)

8 Quiet man, talented? It’s likely (8)

9 A rotter initially entering my place of study (7)

12 Poem included by good editors (3)

14 Boy seen before the German run (6)

15 Follow up user, possibly (6)

16 Failure returning too (3)

18 Finding grit, Reg replaced part of gun (7)

22 Stick heads I’ve smashed (8)

23 Girl having left a ship (4)

24 Mid-point of recent broadcast (6)

25 Social position of volunteers in street with us (6)

DOWN

1 For dog, followed, it’s cut short (9)

2 Embarrassed worker with journalist in the act of wrongdoing (3-6)

3 Unusual pet I’d found to be slightly warm (5)

4 First of girls with weaving apparatus revealing despondency (5)

5 Cheese supplied by man in the morning (4)

6 Firm I sold off (5)

10 Man supporting a representative (5)

11 Youthful guy on broadcast (5)

12 Braves not terribly vigilant (9)

13 Team with points getting morning refreshment (9)

17 Excessive French one immediately payable (5)

19 Bring up beams, say (5)

20 Gang leader uses wrong estimate (5)

21 Chair making head of school scoff (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Floor covering (6)

4 Oily matter (6)

7 Impolite (4)

8 Likely (8)

9 Place of study (7)

12 Poem (3)

14 Piece of equipment with rungs (6)

15 Follow (6)

16 Counterfeit (3)

18 Lever of gun (7)

22 Glue (8)

23 Girl (4)

24 Middle (6)

25 Social position (6)

DOWN

1 Cut short (9)

2 In the act of wrongdoing (3-6)

3 Lukewarm (5)

4 Darkness (5)

5 Dutch cheese (4)

6 Firm (5)

10 Representative (5)

11 Youthful (5)

12 Watchful (9)

13 Morning refreshment (9)

17 Unwarranted (5)

19 Lift (5)

20 Estimate (5)

21 Chair (4)

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same ANSWERS TOMORROW