Double Crossword

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

Cryptic puzzle

Across

7. Brazilian port and Jamaica produce wine (5)

8. Cast Ian out, being diabolical (7)

9. All I get in exchange for working the land (7)

10. Some masterly way to produce a flower (5)

12. Vehicle may present trouble for the craftsmen (10)

15. They don't drink when the sailor is astern anyhow (10)

18. Container the Queen has for a potato, perhaps (5)

19. Bag with a disease (7)

21. Sweet animal carries an artist (7)

22. Long time at the pole (5)

Down

1. Object to the insect not being Catholic (10)

2. Fungus-shape (5)

3. Crazy to return the silver twice (4)

4. Please get out, I'm slumbering (6)

5. Leading soccer coach's riddle (8)

6. One more new design for a throne (7)

11. Run star tea place or another eating-place (10)

13. As ragman he has words made from others (8)

14. I get a brass ring confused with lines (7)

16. Can oil be upset by the girl (6)

17. Religious instruction a girl takes concerning an adversary (5)

20. The man's beams (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

7. Ring (5)

8. Speech (7)

9. Realm (7)

10. Restrict (5)

12. Detail (10)

15. Slight fault (10)

18. Brackish (5)

19. Doubtful (7)

21. Straddling (7)

22. Vision (5)

Down

1. Coxcomb (10)

2. Agency (5)

3. Hairless (4)

4. Layout (6)

5. Ludicrous (8)

6. Maim (7)

11. Waywardness (10)

13. Examination (8)

14. Assistant (7)

16. Really (6)

17. Uneven (5)

20. Occupied (4)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Preserves; 8 Sub; 9 Incredulous; 11 Ratatat; 12 Local; 13 Desire; 15 Enrage; 17 World; 18 Marxist; 20 Pocket money; 22 Doh; 23 Leastways.

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Down: 2 Run; 3 Erect; 4 Vaults; 5 Swollen; 6 Association; 7 Ebullient; 10 Catastrophe; 11 Rude words; 14 Radical; 16 Amoeba; 19 Remit; 21 Ely.

QUICK

Across: 1 Heartless; 8 Nib; 9 Efficacious; 11 Symptom; 12 Coped; 13 Enlist; 15 Florin; 17 Drama; 18 Affable; 20 Impertinent; 22 Sit; 23 Rewarding.

Down: 2 Elf; 3 Tacit; 4 Encamp; 5 Stoical; 6 Insuperable; 7 Abundance; 10 Familiarity; 11 Steadfast; 14 Sharper; 16 Narrow; 19 Friar; 21 Nun.

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