TWO WAY TEASER

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Difficult situation for page with lamp (6) 4 Actors beside the French stronghold (6) 7 Father with energy with head of Roman Catholic church (4) 8 Undiplomatic Celts sat awkwardly (8) 9 Newspaper a bit old, possibly (7) 12 Marijuana container (3) 14 Street – a meeting-place (6) 15 Girl curses him in Spanish (6) 16 From sack I took equipment (3) 18 Area used for the race, possibly (7) 22 Cosmetic for cheek used by Pole (8) 23 Old man after silver (4) 24 Horrified at hags moving (6) 25 New listener with hesitation getting closer (6) DOWN 1 Book provided by father for every defender (9) 2 Intolerant one with male person receiving medical treatment (9) 3 Child with man getting the entire amount (5) 4 Spiny plants, 100, needed before performance on island (5) 5 One and only fish (4) 6 Rope with noose left on a ship with ring (5) 10 Bachelor before race using broom (5) 11 Tot seen before a play (5) 12 Person in vehicle with peers sang badly (9) 13 Unreasonable demand from lanky religious fraternity (4,5) 17 Cake covering used by comic ingeniously (5) 19 Be first after former partner (5) 20 Man after volunteers being nicked (5) 21 A squadron leader with one over a continent (4) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Predicament (6) 4 Stronghold (6) 7 Head of the Roman Catholic church (4) 8 Undiplomatic (8)

9 Newspaper (7) 12 Container (3) 14 Broad street (6) 15 Maiden (6) 16 Equipment (3) 18 Unit of area (7) 22 Coloured cosmetic (8) 23 Old (4) 24 Horrified (6) 25 Closer (6)

DOWN 1 Book with flexible covers (9) 2 Intolerant (9) 3 Complete (5) 4 Spiny plants (5) 5 Single (4) 6 Rope with noose (5) 10 Broom (5) 11 Play (5) 12 Person travelling in vehicle (9) 13 Unreasonable demand (4,5) 17 Cake coating (5) 19 Be living (5) 20 Stolen (5) 21 Largest continent (4)