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. The last letter in a hundred is metallic (4)

8. Warning of danger from the watch? (4-3,3)

9. Somehow go by mean purse (5,3)

10. Long intensely for a tree (4)

12. A doctor one foot off course (6)

14. No rest for voices (6)

15. Gloomy as mild change (6)

17. The lowest Shakespearean character? (6)

18. Repair 1,000 to finish (4)

19. Not tedious enough to weary everybody? (8)

21. Contents untouched by member of attack? (6,4)

22. From there a street runs in this direction (4)

Down

2. Enjoying fun early? (2,4,4)

3. Pointer to learner being taken in by stimulus (4)

4. Fight doctor in cloak (6)

5. The fathead should have battled it out (6)

6. Hurry – or something will be squashed underfoot! (4,2,2)

7. Formerly 100 into 1 (4)

11. Prim young lass has close shave (6,4)

13. Arrange mini-raid between take-off and landing (2,3-3)

16. Mail for the landlord? (6)

17. Bighead taking command at the frontier (6)

18. Mother takes to the sea (4)

20. Location of something to be seen, we hear (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Appear (4)

8. Retort (6,4)

9. Infancy (8)

10. Orient (4)

12. Dearth (6)

14. Contrivance (6)

15. Concealed (6)

17. Long letter (6)

18. Cosy (4)

19. Unthinking (8)

21. Neutralise (10)

22. Worker (4)

Down

2. Dig (10)

3. Lots (4)

4. On land (6)

5. Gathered (6)

6. Watcher (8)

7. Burlesque (4)

11. Series (10)

13. Poor (8)

16. Figure (6)

17. Grammar (6)

18. Of that kind (4)

20. Slat (4)

Wednesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 7 Houri; 8 Allowed; 9 Repress; 10 Manse; 12 Charioteer; 15 Apparently; 18 Drips; 19 Risotto; 21 Magneto; 22 Croak.

Down: 1 Charge-hand; 2 Sumps; 3 Line; 4 Hawser; 5 Plimsoll; 6 Swinger; 11 Earthworks; 13 Harassed; 14 Springe; 16 Narrow; 17 Athos; 20 Sack.

QUICK

Across: 7 Ether; 8 Learned; 9 Risible; 10 Tulip; 12 Undercover; 15 Automobile; 18 Nylon; 19 Complex; 21 Startle; 22 Slant.

Down: 1 Leprechaun; 2 Ghost; 3 Crib; 4 Fleece; 5 Nautical; 6 Enslave; 11 Perplexity; 13 Nominate; 14 Stellar; 16 Bicker; 17 Bleak; 20 Mash.