TWO-WAY TEASER

TWO sets of clues but the answers are the same...

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Customer, about 51, in

French town initially (6) 4 Unfashionable, suitable

costume (6)

7 Location – it’s in the Kent

area (4)

8 Stud Neil somehow

offended (8)

9 Tidiest eccentric sent tea (7) 12 Some meat eventually

consumed (3)

14 Six grabbed by strange

lady eagerly (6)

15 Go round with 1p to get

vegetable (6)

16 Many entrants holding

Japanese money (3)

18 Try this out when parched (7) 22 Drive for a minute with

hesitation (8)

23 Insect one is against (4) 24 Insistent request of French fellow – head of department (6) 25 A musical composition each (6) DOWN 1 Usual copper taking seconds

to woman (9)

2 One entering popular canvas

shelter on purpose (9) 3 Uncertain toddler covering

up stain (5)

4 Ring a sibling found in

desert’s fertile patch (5) 5 Story of volunteers with

the French (4)

6 Trendy egghead with

pint, clumsy (5)

10 Distribute loads, say (5) 11 Ruffians, hot, in boats (5)

12 Something that irritates

a canny one badly (9) 13 Former partner with writing instruments I have found to be costly (9)

17 Run away to marry Pole,

possibly, with energy (5) 19 Headgear journalist

detested (5)

20 Drink before graduate

dance (5)

21 With stake, a Greek

character (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 Customer (6)

4 Set of clothes (6)

7 Locate (4) 8 Offended (8) 9 Tidiest (7) 12 Consumed (3) 14 Eagerly (6)

15 Root vegetable (6) 16 Longing (3) 18 Parched (7) 22 Impetus (8) 23 Opposed to (4) 24 Insist upon (6) 25 Each (6)

DOWN

1 Usual (9)

2 Aim (9)

3 Tarnish (5)

4 Desert’s fertile spot (5) 5 Story (4)

6 Unskilful (5) 10 Apportion (5) 11 Ruffians (5)

12 Irritation (9)

13 Costly (9)

17 Run away to marry (5) 19 Loathed (5)

20 Dance (5)

21 Second Greek letter (4)