TWO- WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Large sum of money taken

from package ( 6)

4 Talk aimlessly when making

batter cake ( 6)

7 Standard accepted by

women or men ( 4) 8 Prosperous and healthy

before fuss ( 4- 2- 2)

9 Head of department in

a frock making speech ( 7) 12 It’s encountered in home

town ( 3)

14 Choux pastry cake Alice

demolished beside river ( 6) 15 Man, new, with the Spanish

dog shelter ( 6)

16 Second commercial making

us unhappy ( 3)

18 One man in lake with youth

leader given freedom ( 7) 22 A page, small, revealing

desire for food ( 8) 23 Floating structure royal

found beside a fort ( 4) 24 Ray and Ben collapsing

not far away ( 6)

25 Doctor beside Eastern ship

with head of year, smart ( 6)

DOWN

1 Len’s pines turning out to

be poor ( 9)

2 It’s shortened for dog then

followed ( 9)

3 Eccentric wrote of tall

structure ( 5)

4 Country where marine

mammals are heard ( 5)

5 Lot for plump egghead ( 4) 6 Shelf learner found on verge ( 5) 10 Doctor, bad, using rotating

tool ( 5)

11 Vow making us curse ( 5) 12 Rich person’s son may beg

to differ ( 9)

13 They leapt excitedly, revealing

communication of thoughts ( 9) 17 A politician the French found

to be generous ( 5)

19 One Conservative, unknown, introducing one learner coldly ( 5)

20 Edit half of them before

finale ( 5)

21 Fruit for quiet listener ( 4)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Package ( 6) 4 Crisp batter cake ( 6) 7 Standard ( 4) 8 Prosperous ( 4- 2- 2) 9 Speech ( 7) 12 Encountered ( 3) 14 Choux pastry cake ( 6) 15 Dog shelter ( 6) 16 Unhappy ( 3) 18 Freedom ( 7)

22 Desire for food ( 8) 23 Floating structure ( 4) 24 Close at hand ( 6) 25 Smart ( 6)

DOWN

1 Very poor ( 9)

2 Cut short ( 9)

3 Tall structure ( 5)

4 Part of Great Britain ( 5) 5 Destiny ( 4)

6 Shelflike projection ( 5) 10 Boring tool ( 5)

11 Curse ( 5)

12 Rich person ( 9) 13 Thought transference ( 9) 17 Plentiful ( 5)

19 Frostily ( 5)

20 Edit ( 5)

21 Fruit ( 4)