TWO-WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Shout coming from learner inside

underneath (6)

4 Silver grabbed by titled woman with

injury (6)

7 Plant mostly from the Emerald Isle (4) 8 Drawing finally finished, Ron returns

ruler (8)

9 Eastern friend getting hold of an

issue (7)

12 Fellows from home nation (3)

14 Diva backing heartless lady eagerly (6) 15 Models out rarely (6)

16 Jerk’s boat (3)

18 Treat he arranged in playhouse (7) 22 New cap count got from inhabitant (8) 23 Suggestion from novice initially involved

in strike (4)

24 Camera stand given to drip, possibly (6) 25 Tattered newspaper initially grabbed by

journalist (6)

DOWN

1 Sparkling, it’s superb (9)

2 Stray lion and tiger hanging about (9) 3 Joker on vehicle (5)

4 Verse included in performance for two

wanting continental quilt (5)

5 Man with blemish (4)

6 Mitten girls initially like very much (5)

10 Assign a large amount, say (5)

11 Incident involving egghead before

opening (5)

12 Infuriating eccentric did nag men (9)

13 Strange man on diet proposed for

election (9)

17 Mogul certain to hide open sore (5) 19 Firm getting hold of ring from store (5) 20 Secret father returns, hiding

subsequently (5)

21 Bad umpire accepting tip (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Shout (6)

4 Harm (6)

7 Coloured part of eye (4) 8 Ruler (8)

9 Issue (7)

12 Chaps (3)

14 Eagerly (6) 15 Rarely (6)

16 Yank (3)

18 Playhouse (7) 22 Inhabitant (8) 23 Suggestion (4) 24 Three-legged stand (6) 25 Tattered (6)

DOWN

1 Excellent (9)

2 Lingering (9)

3 Vehicle (5)

4 Continental quilt (5)

5 Stain (4)

6 Hand covering (5)

10 Apportion (5)

11 Happening (5) 12 Infuriating (9)

13 Proposed for election (9) 17 Open sore (5) 19 Accumulated store (5) 20 Following (5)

21 Rubbish tip (4)