Double Crossword

Cryptic puzzle

Across

7. Hothead stands by flag from the Emerald Isle (5)

8. She is not herself in part (7)

9. Stumbled on something when on an outing? (7)

10. Put things right by sending me back to finish (5)

12. Beauty of contours seen in sweethearts (10)

15. Not the first worker on watch? (6-4)

18. Dug out returned material (5)

19. Make progress through a loan? (7)

21. Is there, an abstainer concludes (7)

22. Split when 100 resigned (5)

Down

1. Upset: halving diet given emphasis (10)

2. Construction I had made firm (5)

3. Shape of this vessel is in good order (4)

4. In the auction, theologian got something for horse (6)

5. Greek capitalist? (8)

6. Deserve to be cut off (7)

11. So tiny she'd be upset by deceit (10)

13. Call in badly torn decoration (8)

14. Notice a poisonous plant (7)

16. Harsh animal, we hear (6)

17. Also two points in the mountains (5)

20. Immorality has a strong grip! (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

7. Tooth (5)

8. Operation (7)

9. Unburden (7)

10. Shine (5)

12. Plant-life (10)

15. Add impurities (10)

18. Puckish (5)

19. Vigorous (7)

21. Rustic (7)

22. Compare (5)

Down

1. Merge (10)

2. Lament (5)

3. Unruly child (4)

4. Cadge (6)

5. Moving (8)

6. Advantage (7)

11. Very generous (10)

13. Knot (8)

14. Be enough (7)

16. Lessen (6)

17. Post (5)

20. Friend (4)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 News flash; 8 Err; 9 Unemotional; 11 Federal; 12 Egret; 13 Realms; 15 Aspire; 17 Heirs; 18 Entries; 20 Grave-digger; 22 Sol; 23 Displayed.

Down: 2 Eon; 3 Flour; 4 Aridly; 5 Hunters; 6 Self-raising; 7 Greatness; 10 Endearingly; 11 Farmhouse; 14 Mislaid; 16 Sewers; 19 Twill; 21 Eye.

QUICK

Across: 1 Associate; 8 Rim; 9 Refrigerate; 11 Airless; 12 Prone; 13 On hand; 15 Reside; 17 First; 18 Afflict; 20 Overbalance; 22 Sir; 23 Eternally.

Down: 2 See; 3 Chide; 4 Averse; 5 Example; 6 Premonition; 7 Amusement; 10 Furthermore; 11 Aloofness; 14 Not here; 16 Rabble; 19 Felon; 21 Col.