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 20th Oct 2010, 11:01 BST
Updated 20th Oct 2010, 11:25 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. Trial of brute strength (4)

3. Father's game is to get a travel document (8)

9. Possibly damp and tuneless? (7)

10. Terrible, and not quite legal either (5)

11. Impressive percussion examination at altitude? (4-8)

13. Beginner with something to skate on after short month? (6)

15. Northern diocese in the United Nations not noticed (6)

17. Life's bare fun is not to be tolerated! (12)

20. Knowledge carrying little weight (5)

21. What the owl was doing in the car? (7)

22. Nasty rig not on proper course (8)

23. Not working in the aforesaid lesson (4)

Down

1. Concerning pathetic contact (8)

2. Made a song about Liberal using jargon (5)

4. Zeal for taking wrong road to ancient city? (6)

5. Chamber without seats? (8-4)

6. Wrongful act done by receiver of stolen goods (7)

7. What William couldn't do to a lie (4)

8. Race in angry state? (5-7)

12. Conspiring as members of sporting association? (2,6)

14. Sour stuff puts five in rage, unfortunately (7)

16. Hang about behind half-deaf hound (6)

18. Tie up about fifty unable to see (5)

19. Article by learner on manuscript goes to charity (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Volume (4)

3. Commonplace (8)

9. Sorrow (7)

10. Danger (5)

11. Cemetery (6-6)

13. Cheating (6)

15. Straight (6)

17. Indifferent (12)

20. An age (5)

21. Part (7)

22. Comprehensive (8)

23. Disorder (4)

Down

1. Meddler (8)

2. Command (5)

4. Yield (6)

5. Thriftlessness (12)

6. Adjust (7)

7. Howl (4)

8. Affinity (12)

12. Learners (8)

14. Comfort (7)

16. Reduce (6)

18. Double (5)

19. Elizabeth (4)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 6 Bassoon; 7 Smart; 9 Actor; 10 Invoice; 12 Legal action; 14 Medical care; 18 Climber; 19 Scorn; 21 Cross; 22 Handout.

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Down: 1 Match; 2 Ashore; 3 Top; 4 Import; 5 Tractor; 8 Infancy; 11 Manages; 13 Declare; 15 Inmost; 16 Recede; 17 Argue; 20 May.

QUICK

Across: 6 Visible; 7 Frail; 9 Chute; 10 Sustain; 12 Immortality; 14 Double-cross; 18 Diurnal; 19 Angry; 21 Buxom; 22 Piquant.

Down: 1 Bight; 2 Victim; 3 Fly; 4 Brutal; 5 Vitiate; 8 Rupture; 11 Nosegay; 13 Noxious; 15 Borrow; 16 Sinful; 17 Prune; 20 Zip.