TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Solicit votes, say, for cloth (6)

4 A rash eccentric next to a desert (6)

7 It’s seldom found undercooked (4)

8 Tune Bert arranged for dark-haired woman (8)

9 Piece of jewellery listener found next to telephone (7)

12 Ball held by superior bowler (3)

14 Frozen hanger? (6)

15 Second and first woman about to become harsh (6)

16 Sister going backwards and forwards (3)

18 Noblewoman initially disliking unusual board-game (7)

22 Unruly imp, Tom, is displaying positiveness (8)

23 Hit hard with band worn round waist (4)

24 Cunning head of year next to boat (6)

25 Small drink for every young child (6)

DOWN

1 Flower from an actor in trouble (9)

2 Scandinavian now in rage, possibly (9)

3 Cry with hesitation when not drunk (5)

4 Reject second page with vase (5)

5 Notice held by the editor (4)

6 Revolving part going up and down (5)

10 Drunken idler becoming annoyed (5)

11 See, e.g., unusual web-footed birds (5)

12 Unruly peers love to slumber late (9)

13 Tower of London warder – not a vegetarian? (9)

17 Superior stimulant drug (5)

19 Union leader, unusually tiny, in agreement (5)

20 Smell an individual (5)

21 Petty quarrel upsetting female in good shape (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Durable cloth (6)

4 African desert (6) 7 Uncommon (4)

8 Woman with dark hair (8)

9 Jewellery item (7)

12 Sphere (3)

14 Hanging frozen spike (6) 15 Harsh (6)

16 Woman in religious order (3)

18 Duke’s wife (7)

22 Positiveness (8)

23 Band worn round waist (4)

24 Cunning (6)

25 Young child (6)

DOWN

1 Flower (9)

2 Scandinavian (9)

3 Not drunk (5)

4 Reject with contempt (5)

5 Take notice of (4)

6 Revolving part (5)

10 Angered (5)

11 Web-footed birds (5)

12 Slumber too long (9)

13 Warder in the Tower of London (9)

17 Higher (5)

19 Oneness (5)

20 Person (5)

21 Petty quarrel (4)

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