Double Crossword

Choice of cryptic or quick puzzle, and (just in case you've been wracking your brains) yesterday's solutions.

Cryptic puzzle

Across

4. In no position to score, not liking team any more? (7)

8. Poems as returned to Ukrainian port (6)

9. Bars that irritate? (7)

10. In greater frenzy to get red dye (6)

11. Sweetmeat given in respect of feelings (6)

12. Conduct my own to source of metal (4,4)

18. Discuss business where speeches can be bought? (4,4)

20. Shortage of thread (6)

21. Rob Ted perhaps - he owes! (6)

22. He makes a list of bequests at one in the morning (7)

23. Abandon barren land (6)

24. Put into warehouse again to repair (7)

Down

1. Mar foul mixed recipe (7)

2. Chief road to progress? (7)

3. Egghead meets up with respect (6)

5. Predict role left out (8)

6. Start moving to provide an improving contrast (3,3)

7. Craned to see someone who moves to music (6)

13. Flying not decided (2,3,3)

14. 100, who were not bare-headed, conversed (7)

15. Make cuts in the theatre? (7)

16. The colour of the saucer is emerald (6)

17. Small weapon for band? (6)

19. He's not one to let things go (6)

Quick puzzle

Across

4. Communication (7)

8. Sick (6)

9. Scan (7)

10. Ethnic (6)

11. Pressing (6)

12. Apt (8)

18. In the future (8)

20. Fame (6)

21. Soaked (6)

22. Show (7)

23. Of sight (6)

24. Loot (7)

Down

1. Austere (7)

2. Idea (7)

3. Forever (6)

5. Well-spoken (8)

6. Mean (6)

7. Reason (6)

13. Flood (8)

14. Attentive (7)

15. Dispute (7)

16. Sociable (6)

17. Ration ticket (6)

19. Foreign (6)

Thursday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Hard and fast; 9 Mum; 10 Forestall; 11 Tasks; 13 Epistle; 14 Hoards; 16 Indian; 18 Needles; 19 Might; 20 Enactment; 21 Ado; 22 Reading-lamp

Down: 2 Aim; 3 Doffs; 4 Nerves; 5 Fashion; 6 Startling; 7 Empty-handed; 8 Alternation; 12 Space race; 15 Dilated; 17 Astern; 19 Motel; 21 Arm.

QUICK

Across: 1 Crestfallen; 9 Eft; 10 Associate; 11 Ended; 13 Adipose; 14 Backer; 16 Aghast; 18 Address; 19 Treat; 20 Contagion; 21 Ego; 22 Deferential.

Down: 2 Rat; 3 Stand; 4 Fiscal; 5 Lacking; 6 Elaborate; 7 Remembrance; 8 Delectation; 12 Decadence; 15 Elevate; 17 Aspire; 19 Tenet; 21 Era.