Double Crossword

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

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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

QUICK

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Across: 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