Double Crossword

Cryptic puzzle

Across

7. In this book a picture of an animal may be found (5)

8. Require about ten after article taken over (7)

9. Not artificial note (7)

10. Quick pull on towrope initially feeble (5)

12. Magnetic fastener? (7-3)

15. Mother hung on and pretended to be ill (10)

18. Perhaps one is sound (5)

19. Curb again on newspapers (7)

21. Take liberties when I object to purse being changed (7)

22. A step taken hurriedly (5)

Down

1. Fellow national not from the town (10)

2. State different preference (5)

3. Row involving binder? (4)

4. Uncultivated, as fathead will concede (6)

5. Wild ancients, for example (8)

6. But not including right passage (7)

11. Does it get royalty in its catch (10)

13. Athlete, having climbed, is the second home (6-2)

14. Asked for damages for medical mix-up (7)

16. Listener comes to bad end but got paid for his trouble! (6)

17. Punishing for plane crash (5)

20. Wages to be about right, if you please (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

7. Stagger (5)

8. Paired (7)

9. Least (7)

10. Ascend (5)

12. Chastise (10)

15. Used to (10)

18. Candle (5)

19. Marital (7)

21. Tumbler (7)

22. Less (5)

Down

1. Colourful (10)

2. Tine (5)

3. Fad (4)

4. Nuclear (6)

5. Follower (8)

6. Tasteless (7)

11. Panting (10)

13. Write (8)

14. Staff (7)

16. Florid (6)

17. Demon (5)

20. Interrogate (4)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Tractable; 8 Run; 9 Impregnable; 11 Chinese; 12 Rodeo; 13 Unawed; 15 Novice; 17 Theta; 18 Cabinet; 20 Ill-favoured; 22 Its; 23 Desperado.

Down: 2 Rum; 3 These; 4 Banner; 5 Embargo; 6 Bread-winner; 7 Introvert; 10 Philatelist; 11 Courtship; 14 Enabled; 16 Scraps; 19 Broke; 21 End.

QUICK

Across: 1 Stiffness; 8 One; 9 Restriction; 11 Hard-set; 12 Depth; 13 Groove; 15 Rescue; 17 Funny; 18 Arduous; 20 Ingenuously; 22 Win; 23 Retaliate.

Down: 2 Tie; 3 Forms; 4 Excite; 5 Swindle; 6 Conspicuous; 7 Deathless; 10 Surrounding; 11 Highflown; 14 Voyager; 16 Cannot; 19 Droll; 21 Lot.