Double Crossword

Choice of cryptic or quick puzzle, and (just in case you've been wracking your brains) yesterday's solutions.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Aug 2011, 10:09 BST
Updated 11th Aug 2011, 11:43 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. Thirteen confused bankers about to sleep (6,5)

9. A mineral from Korea (3)

10. Worker with hair drives him round the junction (9)

11. Swift ships (5)

13. Concerning mum going out on the road and returning as a percussionist (7)

14. Elicits a way to seduce (6)

16. Bow set off present (6)

18. Get a size of paper on account of the college (7)

19. A Caledonian racecourse (5)

20. Hanging around to lie about an item of jewellery (9)

21. Drunk 2 here (3)

22. Bringing about the removal of a great day from the enquiry (11)

Down

2. Beer that's light and headless (3)

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3. Brilliant success of a tale about the capital of Chile (5)

4. Withdraw membership as Dee's upset about the church (6)

5. Sob brokenly, the treatment being unclear (7)

6. Mysterious mixture of meat and icing (9)

7. Feeble act of moving a piece of furniture (6,5)

8. Now, herewith, Albert encloses the means (11)

12. Cautioned through learning (9)

15. Always set out for a mountain (7)

17. Some safety pin gets lost in office work (6)

19. Girl loses her head over slang (5)

21. The French love him (3)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Make uniform (11)

9. Tavern (3)

10. Watch (9)

11. Content (5)

13. Particular (7)

14. Conceitedly (6)

16. Sequence (6)

18. Authorise (7)

19. Perspire (5)

20. Curse (9)

21. Self (3)

22. Noxious (11)

Down

2. Can (3)

3. Spruce (5)

4. Nearly (6)

5. Reduce (7)

6. Cleanse (9)

7. Unkempt (11)

8. Comprehension (11)

12. Maxim (9)

15. Mild (7)

17. Creed (6)

19. Trim (5)

21. Australian bird (3)

Wednesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Pick; 3 Unlawful; 9 Spanner; 10 Opera; 11 Personal gain; 13 Recede; 15 Airgun; 17 Never the same; 20 Usual; 21 Bugbear; 22 Mischief; 23 Rail.

Down: 1 Passport; 2 Chair; 4 Normal; 5 A long time ago; 6 Feeling; 7 Lead; 8 In good health; 12 Integral; 14 Cherubs; 16 Stable; 18 Arena; 19 Guam.

QUICK

Across: 1 Iran; 3 Devotion; 9 Show off; 10 Set-to; 11 Conjecturing; 13 Regret; 15 Spread; 17 Considerable; 20 Range; 21 Educate; 22 Opposite; 23 Left.

Down: 1 Insecure; 2 Adorn; 4 Effete; 5 Obstreperous; 6 Intense; 7 Noon; 8 Hopelessness; 12 Adherent; 14 Grown-up; 16 Advent; 18 Brave; 19 Trio.