TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Seat for rider with burden (6)

4 Short learner with unusual title (6)

7 Strong wind woman heard (4)

8 Thankful for a rug left by mistake (8)

9 Animal expert with the queen, an old hand (7)

12 Quiet youth initially timid (3)

14 Incense upsetting a Green (6)

15 Confectionary, small, found in Southern backstreet (6)

16 Man getting stick (3)

18 Worker appearing with drink after toddler’s first fit of temper (7)

22 Carry on giving ice to nun, possibly (8)

23 Cast using outhouse (4)

24 South African money found inside next to drink (6)

25 Quick to be irritable (6)

DOWN

1 Tourist locations, say, initially enticing the queen (9)

2 Rescued and handed over (9)

3 Bird spilling ale, eg (5)

4 Beast of burden left with the French mother (5)

5 First of towns, small and quaint (4)

6 Funny Gaul, hot, making us giggle (5)

10 Stingy drunk (5)

11 Sheep inside near fresher (5)

12 Vessel used by South side, small and stylish (9)

13 Trays eyed suspiciously in the recent past (9)

17 Leader of orchestra, sullen, with scent (5)

19 Nettle on any broadcast (5)

20 Rows involving royal in dead heats (5)

21 Saint, French one, getting shock (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Rider’s seat (6)

4 Small (6)

7 Strong wind (4)

8 Thankful (8)

9 Old hand (7)

12 Timid (3)

14 Infuriate (6)

15 Confectionery (6)

16 Stick (3)

Two sets of clues but the answers are the same

18 Fit of temper (7)

ANSWERS TOMORROW

22 Carry on (8)

23 Outhouse (4)

24 Alcoholic spirit (6)

25 Irritable (6)

DOWN

1 Tourist (9)

2 Handed over (9)

3 Bird of prey (5)

4 South American ruminant (5)

5 Quaint (4)

6 Chuckle (5)

10 Close-fitting (5)

11 Fresher (5)

12 Seagoing vessel (9)

13 The day before today (9)

17 Smell (5)

19 Irritate (5)

20 Rows (5)

21 Daze (4)