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 13th Dec 2010, 09:13 BST
Updated 13th Dec 2010, 09:36 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across1. Collision causes one politician to do something (6)

4. Raps for seeking entry (6)

9. Using it can drive one round the bend! (8-5)

10. Decline to fall asleep (4,3)

11. Avoid bad duel with egghead (5)

12. Love to make fuss about ... (5)

14. ... plane crash in mountain state (5)

18. Their house can never be peerless (5)

19. Eric and Len take their ease (7)

21. His work should make the outlook clearer (6-7)

22. Is very afraid of adders (6)

23. Where animals can watch the show? (6)

Down1. Selected for the team and so off the streets (6)

2. Can need proper order for greater weight (13)

3. Inquisitive? Not us! It's an unusual object (5)

5. In this place at present, yet in no place at all (7)

6. Mistaken idea: no cut in fuel in mixed classes (13)

7. He puts money by - about a pound - for tray (6)

8. Make one in the long run if young at heart (5)

13. Answer some of the correspondence (7)

15. Being spoilt, little Alfred was up to getting married (6)

16. Deception in card game? (5)

17. Lovers' suit? (6)

20. Divided the 100 remaining (5)

Quick puzzle

Across1. Recount (6)

4. Scamp (6)

9. Variegated (13)

10. Vehement (7)

11. Emit (5)

12. Semblance (5)

14. Strap (5)

18. Structure (5)

19. Ticket (7)

21. Unprogressive (5-2-3-3)

22. Wood (6)

23. On time (6)

Down

1. Dislodge (6)

2. Idiom (13)

3. String (5)

5. Annul (7)

6. Flower (13)

7. Deposited (6)

8. Unwilling (5)

13. Dot (7)

15. Scion (6)

16. Occurrence (5)

17. Believe (6)

20. Doorkeeper (5)

Friday's solutions

CRYPTIC

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Across: 4 Offside; 8 Odessa; 9 Grating; 10 Madder; 11 Toffee; 12 Lead mine; 18 Talk shop; 20 Dearth; 21 Debtor; 22 William; 23 Desert; 24 Restore.

Down: 1 Formula; 2 Headway; 3 Esteem; 5 Foretell; 6 Set off; 7 Dancer; 13 In the air; 14 Chatted; 15 Operate; 16 Cerise; 17 Armlet; 19 Keeper.

QUICK

Across: 4 Message; 8 Poorly; 9 Monitor; 10 Racial; 11 Urgent; 12 Apposite; 18 Ulterior; 20 Renown; 21 Sodden; 22 Display; 23 Visual; 24 Plunder.

Down: 1 Spartan; 2 Concept; 3 Always; 5 Eloquent; 6 Stingy; 7 Ground; 13 Inundate; 14 Mindful; 15 Wrangle; 16 Genial; 17 Coupon; 19 Exotic.