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 Say two fruit (4)

3. It's likely clever people follow quietly to steal (8)

8. In winter a really hot day is quite unusual (4)

9. Getting out of bed in revolt? (8)

11. Items of clothing bear harsh dye perhaps (12)

13. Pay in order to become established? (6)

14. From the Russians we readily get a response (6)

17. Hybrid roses causing kind courtesy (12)

20. A loading from corner to corner (8)

21. Stupefy with crazy return (4)

22. He'd a vice – got where he wanted (8)

23. Listen to half a cry of approval (4)

Down

1. Buy leverage (8)

2. Tumbler comes out of boat and car crashes (7)

4. Cutting tool observed under rake (6)

5. It enables a pupil to shine (10)

6. Pipe's thorny origin? (5)

7. Urges production of layers (4)

10. Fool's crime is to be playful (10)

12. One who has inside knowledge? (8)

15. Swelter in struggle, perhaps (7)

16. Give university teacher tea to brew (6)

18. Arrive at part of the river (5)

19. Thought not quite perfect (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Red (4)

3. Pose (8)

8. Indication (4)

9. Dowdy (8)

11. Irresistible (12)

13. Ignoble (6)

14. Bright (6)

17. Showy (12)

20. Arms (8)

21. Couple (4)

22. Bully (8)

23. Small valley (4)

Down

1. Answer (8)

2. Bogey (7)

4.Flung (6)

5. Wickedness (10)

6. Joining (5)

7. Reverberate (4)

10. Inverted (6,4)

12. Maintain (8)

15. Contravene (7)

16. Famish (6)

18. Throng (5)

19. Struck with fear (4)

Wednesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Appropriate; 9 Lucifer; 10 Serve; 11 Enter; 12 Leeward; 13 Acumen; 15 Planes; 18 Ribston; 20 Aimed; 22 Realm; 23 Resided; 24 Deadly enemy.

Down: 2 Picot; 3 Referee; 4 Parole; 5 Issue; 6 Terrain; 7 Fleet Air Arm; 8 Dead as a dodo; 14 Umbrage; 16 Liaison; 17 In-tray; 19 Tamed; 21 Madam.

QUICK

Across: 1 Demonstrate; 9 Yielded; 10 Annul; 11 Often; 12 Tombola; 13 Hobble; 15 Consul; 18 Swallow; 20 Wagon; 22 Scald; 23 Various; 24 Soundlessly.

Down: 2 Erect; 3 Ordinal; 4 Sedate; 5 Realm; 6 Tenuous; 7 Hypothesise; 8 Cleanliness; 14 Bravado; 16 Onwards; 17 Swivel; 19 Laden; 21 Growl.