Double Crossword
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Cryptic puzzle
Across
7. A poser in entertainment? (6)
8. Using drill without any excitement (6)
10. Quarrel over radioactive contamination? (4,3)
11. Father to avail himself of a break (5)
12. Music of the seaside (4)
13. Some of them are obviously lying in a cunning way (5)
17. Long to make youth leader work for money (5)
18. It is, of course, intended for use in solution (4)
22. Cry of woe about one other name (5)
23. Survive till the tenth wicket? (7)
24. To finish, I have a salad plant (6)
25. Behind which film-makers hide? (6)
Down
1. Bear out 100 have places with the company (7)
2. To which a couple have the key? (7)
3. Clearly a more significant officer (5)
4. Make up outrageous polemic (7)
5. Moor association? (3-2)
6. Maybe eager to get on together? (5)
9. Yet there is space in the drinks store (9)
14. Writers I have taken to be thoughtful (7)
15. Intelligent about a chopper (7)
16. Half the brides have small fortune (7)
19. Went white as father went ahead (5)
20. Adherent of religion having some faith in duty (5)
21. A bloomer taking farm animals? (5)
Quick puzzle
Across
7. Merchant (6)
8. Sullen (6)
10. Thoughtful (7)
11. Extent (5)
12. Near (4)
13. Freight (5)
17. Inn (5)
18. Increase (4)
22. Correct (5)
23. Chopper (7)
24. Tic (6)
25. Grab (6)
Down
1. Clergyman's salary (7)
2. Slaughter (7)
3. Danger (5)
4. Valour (7)
5. Climb (5)
6. Cut (5)
9. Deterioration (9)
14. Touch (7)
15. Personal (7)
16. Dark-skinned (7)
19. Anger (5)
20. Repeated (5)
21. Creature (5)
Friday's solutions
CRYPTIC
Across: 3 Shadowing; 8 Open; 9 Find fault; 10 Trowel; 11 Beret; 14 Abase; 15 Sago; 16 Roots; 18 Tide; 20 Pleat; 21 Aries; 24 Forage; 25 Treadmill; 26 Boss; 27 Pastorate.
Down: 1 Post-haste; 2 Memoranda; 4 Hail; 5 Dodge; 6 Weaves; 7 Nile; 9 Fever; 11 Books; 12 Takes a bow; 13 South-east; 17 Spool; 19 Errant; 22 Elmer; 23 Area; 24 Flat
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Hide AdAcross: 3 Emergency; 8 Tier; 9 Fourscore; 10 Gather; 11 Class; 14 Pious; 15 Safe; 16 Throw; 18 Alas; 20 Abate; 21 Loose; 24 Desist; 25 Carry over; 26 Gain; 27 Snowstorm.
Down: 1 Stageplay; 2 Sectional; 4 Moor; 5 Rural; 6 Excess; 7 Cure; 9 Feast; 11 Curse; 12 Satanical; 13 Repentant; 17 Waver; 19 Sorrow; 22 Shout; 23 Main; 24 Dear