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 Jul 2011, 10:48 BST
Updated 11th Jul 2011, 12:17 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

7. Having difficulty talking to an animal, say (6)

8. Start again with a summary (6)

10. Compose an awful polemic (7)

11. Bury nitre perhaps (5)

12. Made out the cheese (4)

13. Performed as Bill and Edward (5)

17. Intends to get the wherewithal (5)

18. Girl having a rave-up (4)

22. Garment I made from an animal (5)

23. Check the chorus (7)

24. A minor route overseas (6)

25. Concerning money from the near past (6)

Down

1. Yellow bird (7)

2. Foodstuff given to a male, perhaps (7)

3. Jelly seen in Mantegna's pictures (5)

4. Comes from diverse changes (7)

5. Leaves on an equal footing (5)

6. Wogan's material (5)

9. Greedy, but happy about terrible acne (9)

14. Lesson the marines disrupted (7)

15. Told to be associated (7)

16. New montage showing a small generator (7)

19. Fight for a bit (5)

20. The girl left an invisible emanation (5)

21. Tender proposal (5)

Quick puzzle

Across

7. Founded (6)

8. Fret (6)

10. Search (7)

11. Thrust (5)

12. Ogle (4)

13. Scholar (5)

17. Commerce (5)

18. Company (4)

22. Vice (5)

23. Young frog (7)

24. Outcast (6)

25. Passionate (6)

Down

1. Shortly (7)

2. Intricate (7)

3. Under (5)

4. Criminal (7)

5. Torment (5)

6. Scatter (5)

9. Fertilise (9)

14. Descriptive (7)

15. Understatement (7)

16. Pardon (7)

19. Rascal (5)

20. Bog (5)

21. Love (5)

Friday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 3 Saucepans; 8 Exam; 9 Racialist; 10 Themes; 11 Teach; 14 Realm; 15 Easy; 16 Sting; 18 Noel; 20 Rifle; 21 Round; 24 Affair; 25 Statement; 26 Skye; 27 Addresses.

Down: 1 Nectarine; 2 Pacemaker; 4 Alas; 5 Chile; 6 Palace; 7 Nose; 9 Reims; 11 Third; 12 Half-backs; 13 By degrees; 17 Graft; 19 Loiter; 22 Names; 23 Stud; 24 Anne.

QUICK

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Across: 3 Semblance; 8 Lurk; 9 Seductive; 10 Prance; 11 Stash; 14 Awful; 15 Tier; 16 Loris; 18 Cosh; 20 Tramp; 21 Tubby; 24 Giving; 25 Dumbfound; 26 Lust; 27 Stability.

Down: 1 Flippancy; 2 Breakfast; 4 Epee; 5 Brunt; 6 Artist; 7 Cave; 9 Scull; 11 Surly; 12 Hilarious; 13 Propagate; 17 Staid; 19 Hubbub; 22 Broil; 23 Duct; 24 Gnat.