TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Female stranger’s food (6) 4 Bad-tempered taxi-driver

picks up Royal (6)

7 Ring quiet American to

get work (4)

8 Clergyman returned

opening wine (8) 9 Everything in exhibition

is trivial (7)

12 Aim to finish (3)

14 I dread being replaced

or attacked (6)

15 Parts with chessmen (6) 16 From Italy, a kind of ox (3) 18 Abandon said course (7) 22 Go mad and take four,

perhaps (5,3)

23 Cain’s brother is said

to be clever (4) 24 Exchange whip (6) 25 Protest when goal is given (6)

DOWN

1 Deceive writer with rash (9) 2 Percussionist’s joint? (9) 3 Opponent with viral

disorder (5)

4 Load vehicle and leave (5) 5 A verse about an English

river (4)

6 Graduate not turning up

gets stick (5)

10 Improve named novel (5) 11 Complain when drink is

mentioned (5)

12 Quotable former partner

seen first is nervous (9) 13 Untrustworthy hosts

dine out (9)

17 Pointer shot by Cupid? (5) 19 Cope badly with hot

period (5)

20 Ready to fight (3-2) 21 Quickly go hungry (4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Cattle food (6)

4 Irritable (6)

7 Musical composition (4) 8 Wine flavoured with herbs (8)

9 Superficial (7)

12 Conclusion (3) 14 Attacked by surprise (6) 15 Bits (6)

16 Tibetan ox (3) 18 Pudding (7)

22 Become very angry,

informally (5,3) 23 Talented (4)

24 Exchange (6)

25 Thing (6)

DOWN 1 Reckless (9)

2 Cooked chicken leg (9) 3 Opponent (5)

4 Freight (5)

5 English river (4) 6 Conductor’s stick (5) 10 Correct (5)

11 Moan (5) 12 Highly-strung (9) 13 Fraudulent (9) 17 Pointed weapon (5) 19 Era (5)

20 Brief fight (3-2) 21 Rapid (4)