Cryptic crossword

Thursday's puzzle.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th May 2010, 11:13 BST
Updated 20th May 2010, 14:45 BST

Across

1. Tense story leaving Richard in suspense (11)

9. Deliberate concealment of a biblical character (3)

10. Complain about record of craftsman (9)

11. Old characters making trips out east (5)

13. Gear Len used to expand (7)

14. Sit Reg up with the cats (6)

16. Give counsel about five new ideas (6)

18. Somehow elect trade union leaders of the greens (7)

19. Singer's number goes gold (5)

20. Letter a country is issuing (9)

21. Small Scots (3)

22. Anyhow need nice bit of liqueur (11)

Down

2. Garland made from nine (3)

3. Confronts loud experts (5)

4. New RN head set (6)

5. Aggravated by the necessity to be guided (7)

6. Illegal activity carried out next to Rio (9)

7. Derek Slater's new hat (11)

8. Eider and red fez in the wash together but preserved (6-5)

12. Discuss how wrongly I get no tea (9)

15. Terrible ordeal about the upper class getting a run of notes (7)

17. Stone in one sign (6)

19. Belief either way (5)

21. Victorious now and in reverse (3)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Ironmonger (11)

9. Unity (3)

10. Fare-payer (9)

11. Wiliness (5)

13. Warehousing (7)

14. Spoken (6)

16. Tell (6)

18. Closest (7)

19. Javelin (5)

20.Specify (9)

21. Expire (3)

22. Thoughtless (11)

Down

2. Chopper (3)

3. Double (5)

4. Help (6)

5. Ugly object (7)

6. Worsen (9)

7. Pardon (11)

8. Frank (4,7)

12. Copying (9)

15. Carry out (7)

17. Errs (6)

19. Severe (5)

21. Lair (3)

Wednesday's solutions

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CRYPTIC – Across: 1 Robe; 3 Warpaint; 9 Clutter; 10 Sepia; 11 Infant school; 13 Elicit; 15 Impend; 17 Congratulate; 20 Cairo; 21 Tillage; 22 Bigamist; 23 What. Down: 1 Receiver; 2 Bluff; 4 Arrest; 5 Posthumously; 6 Improve; 7 Team; 8 Standing-room; 12 Adherent; 14 Ironing; 16 Wastes; 18 Abash; 19 Scab.

QUICK – Across: 1 Cosy; 3 Paraffin; 9 Reached; 10 Pearl; 11 Interference; 13 Accrue; 15 Tender; 17 Ruthlessness; 20 Osier; 21 Invoice; 22 Strident; 23 Stet. Down: 1 Cardinal; 2 Slant; 4 Addled; 5 Apprehensive; 6 Flaccid; 7 Null; 8 Thoroughbred; 12 Prospect; 14 Courier; 16 Design; 18 Exist; 19 Loss.