TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Decline to accept litter (6) 4 Priest’s district in French capital seen by hothead (6) 7 Boast about clothing (4) 8 Dick seen, unfortunately, to be nauseated (8) 9 Summary of unacceptable short letter (7) 12 Insect seen in Hungarian town (3) 14 Rodent – the woman’s preferably (6) 15 Risky undertaking for doctor caught in strong wind (6) 16 Intense desire for Japanese money (3) 18 Distinguished men, ten, I confused (7) 22 Bird celebrity left in the capital of Germany (8) 23 Loop damaged in game (4) 24 Absentee giving rat nut, possibly (6) 25 Paper handkerchief – eccentric uses it (6)

DOWN

1 Rear gully damaged constantly (9) 2 Unusual fort, e.g., not left out (9) 3 Artist’s frame egghead found in disorganised sale (5) 4 Nut – type Canadian conceals (5) 5 Deer turning up in tall grass (4) 6 Authoritarian using rear part of vessel (5) 10 He met strange subject (5) 11 Avoid commercial accepted by the first woman (5) 12 A doctor on it with debts being enterprising (9) 13 Article about golfer’s warning shout appearing consequently (9) 17 Go into some den terrified (5) 19 Tom is unusually damp (5) 20 Thing damaged in period of darkness (5) 21 Region – part of Near East (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Waste (6) 4 Priest’s district (6) 7 Clothing (4) 8 Nauseated (8) 9 Summary (7) 12 Insect (3) 14 Sooner (6) 15 Bet (6) 16 Longing (3) 18 Distinguished (7) 22 Blackish songbird (8) 23 Game played on horseback (4) 24 Absentee (6) 25 Disposable handkerchief (6)

DOWN

1 Habitually (9) 2 Left behind accidentally (9) 3 Artist’s frame (5) 4 Nut (5) 5 Tall marsh plant (4) 6 Strict (5) 10 Topic (5) 11 Dodge (5) 12 Having a strong desire for success (9) 13 Thus (9) 17 Come in (5) 19 Damp (5) 20 Period of darkness (5) 21 Region (4)