TWO-WAY TEASER

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Trendy nurse’s aim (6)

4 Chatter about one buccaneer (6)

7 Design most of factory (4)

8 Fine Alice and Ted by mistake (8)

9 Drink found after joint party (5-2)

12 Elderly fearless person is decapitated (3)

14 A copper meeting fellows with keen insight (6)

15 A smashing spread (6)

16 Shot an infant (3)

18 Trudge wearily from wild parties (7)

22 Authoritative bureaucrat (8)

23 Mexican food provided by soldiers with company (4)

24 A scarf is ruined in a brawl (6) 25 Genuinely about to marry (6)

DOWN

1 Bring in worker of great significance (9)

2 Sportswear from dog clubs, e.g. (9)

3 Avoid bumper car almost entirely (5)

4 Rice dish – one eaten by Paul, perhaps (5)

5 Wealthy man missing a road (4)

6 Add a litre – the entire amount (5)

10 Choose to take part in

some lectures (5)

11 Fruit, soft and fleshy (5)

12 Being shown the dance when alert (2,3,4)

13 Surprisingly dirty room in which to sleep (9)

17 Volunteer’s bid (5)

19 Checks showers, say (5)

20 One doctor trapping the French shirker (5)

21 Man upset about record (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Mean (6)

4 Sea robber (6)

7 Scheme (4)

8 Fragile (8)

9 Lively party (5-2)

12 Aged (3)

14 Keen discernment (6)

15 Dairy product (6)

16 Dram (3)

18 Trudge (7)

22 Properly authorised (8)

23 Filled rolled tortilla (4)

24 Noisy disturbance (6)

25 In actuality (6)

DOWN

1 Momentous (9)

2 Sports outfit (9)

3 Avoid (5)

4 Spiced rice dish (5)

5 Well-off (4)

6 Complete (5)

10 Choose (5)

11 Chubby (5)

12 Alert (2,3,4)

13 Large sleeping room (9)

17 Bid (5)

19 Bridle straps (5)

20 Layabout (5)

21 Record (4)