Double Crossword

Today's puzzle...

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. Ship's officer the divorcee married? (6,4)

7. Encore in France once more (5)

8. Heartened when loudly commended (7)

10. Stayed, although escorted out of place (8)

11. Permit is required in Virginia (4)

13. Horribly amused by the petrifying type (6)

15. Sort of medicine providing protection for the originator (6)

17. Recoil from what punters do (4)

18. As a literary pot-pourri, it's cheap (8)

21. The cavalry surrounding a group of attackers (7)

22. Kind of boom in which coins become involved (5)

23. Affirmations meant to be modified in trials (10)

Down

1. The sort of case used for the flight (5)

2. The opposite to what talkers do! (8)

3. Atomic pieces disintegrate in clue (6)

4. Come across a rhyme for 20 (4)

5. Revolutionary means of getting power (7)

6. His products may be near at hand for the present time (10)

9. Indulge in some physical exercise, as the convict will! (2,1,7)

12. A kind of halberd for the resistance fighter (8)

14. Refuse to go through the cases (7)

16. Busy Lizzie, the healing agent (6)

19. Weather signals provided by an individual in the Civil Service (5)

20. Cattle undiminished in strength (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Experimental cut (10)

7. Hang in the air (5)

8. Captain (7)

10. Imperil (8)

11. Wealth (4)

13. Scoffed (6)

15. Example (6)

17. Vault (4)

18. Dais (8)

21. Miner (7)

22. Faint (5)

23. Great merit (10)

Down

1. Plunged (5)

2. Runner (8)

3. Religious festival (6)

4. Slender (4)

5. Weigh down (7)

6. Unemotional (10)

9. Cultivation (10)

12. Throw overboard (8)

14. Intricate (7)

16. Flowery (6)

19. Sea-air (5)

20. Long (4)

Friday's solutions

CRYPTIC - Across: 7 Railway ticket; 8 Chairman; 9 Owls; 10 Orders; 12 In line; 14 Peered; 16 Glance; 18 Tomb; 20 Leap year; 22 Prefer a charge.

Down: 1 Warhorse; 2 Plaice; 3 Palm; 4 Standing; 5 School; 6 Well; 11 Saddlers; 13 No change; 15 Rebuff; 17 Anyway; 19 Oars; 21 Arch.

QUICK - Across: 7 Imperturbable; 8 Succinct; 9 Vote; 10 Caress; 12 Follow; 14 Reform; 16 Listen; 18 Wand; 20 Literate; 22 Justification.

Down: 1 Amputate; 2 Rescue; 3 Stun; 4 Grateful; 5 Marvel; 6 Blot; 11 Simplify; 13 Overtook; 15 Oddity; 17 Sprite; 19 Abut; 21 Tack.