Double Crossword

Choice of cryptic or quick puzzle, and (just in case you've been wracking your brains) yesterday's solutions.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Mar 2010, 10:50 BST
Updated 31st Mar 2010, 11:45 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

7. Beast should be good for a laugh (5)

8. Again in battle for carriage of goods (7)

9. A sheet of soft paper under discussion (2,5)

10. Oily girl? (5)

12. Infect badly after man becomes harmful (10)

15. No sport for a sparkling performance? (4,6)

18. Many long dresses incorporate such material (5)

19. Deduce there isn't a big blaze? (7)

21. Disease resulting from awkward situation in car smash (7)

22. Post money for gamble (5)

Down

1. Does he keep other play-goers cool? (7,3)

2. Become established in those tiny islands (3,2)

3. Consent to father going on ship (4)

4. Exhausted inside left at gala (6)

5. Strong feeling follows dad's first relegation (8)

6. Set on fire with dieting? (7)

11. Additional protection on the cricket field (5,5)

13. Are grand organised thus (8)

14. Where one might ring to arrange a fight? (4-3)

16. 151 is briefly the upper limit, the culmination (6)

17. Disrupt a succession of scoring strokes (5)

20. Quick to lay off food (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

7. Vigilant (5)

8. Green gem (7)

9. Quiver (7)

10. Path (5)

12. Defending (10)

15. Nominally (2,4,4)

18. Discovered (5)

19. Liberty (7)

21. Mitigate (7)

22. Clipped (5)

Down

1. Incredible (4,6)

2. Allude (5)

3. Butt (4)

4. Fault (6)

5. Perpendicular (8)

6. Devilish (7)

11. Remember (4,2,4)

13. Curative (8)

14. Agony (7)

16. Compensate for (6)

17. Fool (5)

20. Simple (4)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Authentic; 8 Ash; 9 Heated words; 11 Sprayer; 12 Obese; 13 Excuse; 15 Myopia; 17 Cello; 18 Beseech; 20 Under duress; 22 For; 23 Punishing.

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Down: 2 Use; 3 Enemy; 4 Toward; 5 Cursory; 6 Masterpiece; 7 Whitewash; 10 Agriculture; 11 Speechify; 14 Stood up; 16 Oberon; 19 Spurs; 21 Sin.

QUICK

Across: 1 Recommend; 8 Orb; 9 Benediction; 11 Entreat; 12 Droll; 13 Choosy; 15 Sedate; 17 Share; 18 Predict; 20 Interchange; 22 Vat; 23 Cheerless.

Down: 2 Eke; 3 Midge; 4 Excite; 5 Dwindle; 6 Connotation; 7 Ebullient; 10 Nationality; 11 Excessive; 14 Sceptic; 16 Sparse; 19 Ether; 21 Gas.