Double Crossword

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. Fighting idleness (8)

5. Girl gives help to miners' leader (4)

9. Stupefy by returning what the shells contain? (4)

10. Industrial action can be impressive (8)

11. Bush that gives the garden a sweep? (5)

12. Tea-tins produced with due ceremony (2,5)

13. Assembles lens in complete innocence (13)

18. Completely eject one side (8)

19. Money-making plant? (4)

20. Encourage to listen to half a score (7)

21. Old address for males in the Middle East? (5)

22. She is in fear, it appears (4)

23. Fairy hut was destroyed (8)

Down

2. Such a note can't be forced (7)

3. Agree with 100 performing well (7)

4. Remote possibility not within the bounds of luck? (7,6)

6. Put life into a team in disarray (7)

7. A measure of heat generated by academic success? (7)

8. Fail to meet American woman, colloquially speaking (6)

13. One of the family gets redhead into trouble (7)

14. Draw an abstainer with damaged cart (7)

15. Is six set in order (6)

16. Anaesthetics in the Bible? (7)

17. Frank is one in awful screen production (7)

Quick puzzle

1. Insolvent (8)

5. Notion (4)

9. Unaccompanied (4)

10. Summit (8)

11. Perhaps (5)

12. Function (7)

13. Impotence (13)

18. Faith (8)

19. Applaud (4)

20. Superficial (7)

21. Crowbar (5)

22. Sediment (4)

23. Stress (8)

Down

2. Tropical fruit (7)

3. Maim (7)

4. Military captive (8,2,3)

6. Die (7)

7. Eternal (7)

8. Deduces (6)

13. Examination (7)

14. Health (7)

15. Feast (6)

16. Kernel (7)

17. Stutter (7)

Monday's solutions

CRYPTIC - Across: 1 Relish; 4 Swamps; 9 Ready reckoner; 10 Tablets; 11 Fifty; 12 Steal; 14 Plush; 18 Their; 19 Upstart; 21 Provincialism; 22 Eleven; 23 Beings.

Down: 1 Rarity; 2 Lead by the nose; 3 Style; 5 Wakeful; 6 Manifestation; 7 Strays; 8 Least; 13 Airline; 15 Staple; 16 Punch; 17 Stamps; 20 Stale.

QUICK - Across: 1 Sticky; 4 Candid; 9 Lackadaisical; 10 Canteen; 11 Admit; 12 Vital; 14 Meant; 18 Ahead; 19 Enchant; 21 Fragmentation; 22 Exeunt; 23 Flinch.

Down: 1 Solace; 2 Inconsiderate; 3 Knave; 5 Assuage; 6 Documentation; 7 Dilute; 8 Jaunt; 13 Abdomen; 15 Raffle; 16 Feint; 17 Stench; 20 Crawl.