Cryptic puzzle

Tuesday's puzzle.

Across

6. Alternatively sited in branch town (7)

7. A backward numskull is unconcerned (5)

9. Country where father takes part in vice (5)

10. Big, lean rough European (7)

12. Where stealing goods brings higher levels? (4-7)

14. A purposeful glance at the dictionary? (7,4)

18. Muttered that mother was losing blood (7)

19 And 22 Across. Toss for ends? (5,2,5)

21. Answer again with strand of yarn (5)

22. See 19 Across.

Down

1. Puss half touches shy animal (5)

2. Shine in language? (6)

3. What man needs to cope (3)

4. Settle on a lamp, perhaps (6)

5. Coin ace used to get drug (7)

8. Lies and disclaimers (7)

11. Dog not in nine gets line out (7)

13. Committed to substitute position indeed! (7)

15. Marriageable perhaps in blue (6)

16. A prose rendering of musical dramas (6)

17. Grown-up in the road, ultimately (5)

20. The law has one, too, to shoulder (3)

Quick puzzle

Across

6. Nervy (7)

7. Navy (5)

9. Glad (5)

10. Cowardly (7)

12. Deception (11)

14. In vogue (11)

18. Dwarfish (7)

19. Elude (5)

21. Beneath (5)

22. Touch (7)

Down

1. Essential (5)

2. Torpor (6)

3. Endeavour (3)

4. Gratify (6)

5. Mirror (7)

8. Barbarous (7)

11. Review (3,4)

13. Separation (7)

15. Delay (6)

16. Flippancy (6)

17. Nip (5)

20. Plunder (3)

Monday's solutions

CRYPTIC – Across: 1 Off the mark; 7 Infer; 8 Private; 10 Gardener; 11 Vice; 13 Enable; 15 Tinged; 17 Arab; 18 Uppercut; 21 Evasive; 22 Piano; 23 Attendance. Down: 1 Offer; 2 Formerly; 3 Hopper; 4 Mail; 5 Rearing; 6 Single fare; 9 Emendation; 12 Fine-spun; 14 Adamant; 16 Spread; 19 Craze; 20 Kite.

QUICK – Across: 1 Never-never; 7 Later; 8 Madness; 10 Reliable; 11 Daze; 13 Insult; 15 Defend; 17 Toll; 18 Derision; 21 Contest; 22 Amiss; 23 Settlement. Down: 1 Natal; 2 Variable; 3 Rumple; 4 Ends; 5 Elevate; 6 Altruistic; 9 Steadiness; 12 Dedicate; 14 Silence; 16 Centre; 19 Idiot; 20 Beat.