Double Crossword

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

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. When out of bed, on the way to showing enterprise (2-3-6)

9. Again go over right to create new pattern (7)

10. Bring up loss of head in extolment (5)

11. Note in dreadful sad song (5)

12. A rum one could inspire with love! (7)

13. Precision in show on ice typically shown (6)

15. I ran by, being highly intelligent (6)

18. Tradesman who reaches the depths? (7)

20. Break up, but keep quiet about graduates (5)

22. Bit of polish in your brush leaves it lustrous (5)

23. Scenery not bad, and weather continuing fine (3,4)

24. The price of admission is charm plus professional charge (8,3)

Down

2. Presumably he came to dislike cockerels! (5)

3. Perhaps enter as least distant (7)

4. 150 always intelligent (6)

5. She has mother taking up the tune (5)

6. Capital maybe in a Biro (7)

7. Commercial correspondence? (7,4)

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8. Almost finished with new leader arriving before time (6,5)

14. Wariness of auction arrangement (7)

16. To steer as a favour (7)

17. Is near reform, having got up (6)

19. The one who takes the lot (5)

21. A ship's track makes vigilant (5)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Domination (11)

9. Encroach (7)

10. Proposer (5)

11. Unstained (5)

12. Remote (7)

13. Haughty (6)

15. Show (6)

18. Representative (7)

20. Consumed (5)

22. Smell (5)

23. Origin (7)

24. Unrelenting (11)

Down

2. Release (5)

3. Chronicle (7)

4. Avaricious (6)

5. Seasons (5)

6. Forestall (7)

7. Distribution (11)

8. Fragility (11)

14. Upbraid (7)

16. Everlasting (7)

17. Lines up (6)

19. Freight (5)

21. Trials (5)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 At the bar; 5 Scum; 9 Bass; 10 Try again; 11 Anvil; 12 Solicit; 13 Prince Charles; 18 Wasteful; 19 Fled; 20 Realist; 21 Herod; 22 Duty; 23 By letter;

Down: 2 Trainer; 3 Hessian; 4 Across country; 6 Chancel; 7 Minutes; 8 Dahlia; 13 Powered; 14 Instant; 15 Cleric; 16 Reflect; 17 Eyesore.

QUICK

Across: 1 Windpipe; 5 Leaf; 9 Pass; 10 Contract; 11 Visit; 12 Imitate; 13 Defectiveness; 18 Ceremony; 19 Unit; 20 Initial; 21 Trait; 22 Ever; 23 Eyeglass;

Down: 2 Imagine; 3 Despite; 4 Provisionally; 6 Emanate; 7 Fatness; 8 Strive; 13 Decline; 14 Furtive; 15 Commit; 16 Neutral; 17 Spirits.

Monday's solutions

Due to an error in the production of yesterday's puzzles page, we printed Monday's Cryptic solutions as Quick solutions, and the Quick Solutions as Cryptic. We apologise for any confusion caused.