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 25th Apr 2011, 10:22 BST
Updated 25th Apr 2011, 11:21 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across1. Completely hot mixture - not exactly (10)

7. Gather because about graduates (5)

8. Watch prospect (4-3)

10. Topping bit of magic from the goal-scorer? (3-5)

11 And 3 Down. Time voice lost among a lot of sheep (4,1,5)

13. Symbol, for example, with less feeling (6)

15. Telephone to say the arena has been erected (4,2)

17. Mark right watch sound (4)

18. Hustlers showing no mercy (8)

21. Everybody amongst the gentry says they're improperly bowled (2-5)

22. Fat hidden by robe, seemingly (5)

23. How the boss speaks in the cemetery (10)

Down

1. Person being disloyal or missing characteristic (5)

2. Saw the old boy hit the ball first (8)

3. See 11 Across

4. Continue as a grotesque fool (4)

5. Lion got into plunder (7)

6. It's not up to the laundry to provide capital (10)

9. Press dates, having made illegal entry (10)

12. Of noble mountain stock? (4-4)

14. Taxi runs into horse - gruesome! (7)

16. Evict complete group to start (6)

19. No odds? (5)

20. Ran away, having given food to about fifty (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Aggravate (10)

7. Dim (5)

8. Forage (7)

10. Energy (8)

11. Failure (4)

13. Bewilder (6)

15. Reply (6)

17. Competent (4)

18. Quivering (8)

21. Diminish (7)

22. Pick-me-up (5)

23. Inexorable (10)

Down

1. Ward off (5)

2. Inexhaustible (8)

3. Spin (6)

4. Title (4)

5. Gulp (7)

6. Fair (5-5)

9. Feel (10)

12. Disturb (8)

14. Unease (7)

16. Thoroughfare (6)

19. Premium (5)

20. Rim (4)

Friday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 7 Miscellaneous; 8 Pheasant; 9 Lied; 10 Make-up; 12 Remark; 14 Blazer; 16 Spinal; 18 Grub; 20 Indicate; 22 Establishment.

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Down: 1 Highball; 2 Scrape; 3 Flea; 4 Pastures; 5 Bedlam; 6 June; 11 Particle; 13 Reacting; 15 Zebras; 17 Income; 19 Rose; 21 Dish.

QUICK

Across: 7 Lost in thought; 8 Discrete; 9 Type; 10 Lawyer; 12 Trepan; 14 Myopic; 16 Nicety; 18 Maze; 20 Vitality; 22 Measure swords.

Down: 1 Solitary; 2 Sticky; 3 Once; 4 Threaten; 5 Lustre; 6 Chap; 11 Recovery; 13 Attitude; 15 Please; 17 Call on; 19 Apex; 21 Test.