TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Dog’s owner and teacher (6)

4 Mother with parasites showing spite (6) 7 Bishop of Rome having energy after soft

drink (4)

8 It’s inconvenient when drawn out,

possibly (8)

9 Ring found by Catholic, tough, in garden

of fruit trees (7)

12 Bachelor, if returning, revealing untruth (3) 14 Former nurse found to be last (6)

15 False French one teachers initially

regret (6)

16 Father getting hold of one tree (3)

18 Appearance, dated, of person keeping

watch (7)

22 Lose consciousness in power cut (8) 23 100 paintings showing horse-drawn

vehicle (4)

24 Communist now returning in awe (6) 25 Dry one replaced over there (6)

DOWN

1 Female pal off to get Canadian

emblem (5,4)

2 Fan, small, out of bed before baggage

carrier (9)

3 Irregular frill, say (5)

4 Second Conservative almost getting

car (5)

5 Rule, new, for area of grass (4) 6 Royal entering county with US soldier’s

dog (5)

10 In California, an artificial waterway (5) 11 Leave after noise of Australian dog (5) 12 Fan’s third version from the original

source (5-4)

13 Warder of the Tower of London, not a

vegetarian (9)

17 Upright US soldier left with rings from

Inuit dwelling (5)

19 Head of organization, sullen, supplying

scent (5)

20 Catherine’s fund (5)

21 One Democrat after a cold tart (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Male teacher (6)

4 Spite (6)

7 Bishop of Rome (4)

8 Unfavourable (8) 9 Garden of fruit trees (7) 12 Lie (3)

14 Lengthen (6) 15 False (6)

16 Tree (3)

18 Person keeping watch (7) 22 Power cut (8)

23 Horse-drawn vehicle (4) 24 Awe (6)

25 Over there (6)

DOWN

1 Canadian emblem (5,4)

2 Fan (9)

3 Not smooth (5)

4 Engine (5)

5 Area of grass (4)

6 Short-legged dog (5)

10 Artificial waterway (5)

11 Wild Australian dog (5) 12 From the original source (5-4) 13 Warder of the Tower of

London (9)

17 Arctic dwelling (5)

19 Smell (5)

20 Fund (5)

21 Sour (4)