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 24th Mar 2010, 08:53 BST
Updated 24th Mar 2010, 09:41 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. Domineering because too productive? (11)

9. Reveal United Nations disguise (7)

10. Prickly bush can be found in bog or semi-desert (5)

11. She positions America between the Poles (5)

12. Bets lad with the least hair... (7)

13. ... is evil – like a candle? (6)

15. Supplication from one who coughs up is about right (6)

18. Watchman, beware! (7)

20. Able to leave wretched skinflint (5)

22. Unconcealed on top of letter (5)

23. A misplaced zeal because bloomers revealed (7)

24. Unrestricted assembly now in progress (4,7)

Down

2. Five frozen confections leading to bad habits (5)

3. Concerning meeting-place producing income (7)

4. No beer about? Put on gown! (6)

5. Get beer up fit for a king (5)

6. Where the gardener's children were raised? (7)

7. Slows up wily development of tree (5,6)

8. Printing the correspondence column? (6-5)

14. Bring nearer together for short-range picture (5-2)

16. Run into section of the fortification (7)

17. Faster way to harass with missiles (6)

19. Frequently one foot short and irregular (5)

21. Grim at the back (5)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Inaptness (11)

9. Expedient (7)

10. Slacken (5)

11. Verse (5)

12. Particular (7)

13. Love-apple (6)

15. Dove (6)

18. Evidently (7)

20. Call (5)

22. Player (5)

23. Obstruction (7)

24. Silently (11)

Down

2. Recover (5)

3. Beseech (7)

4. Surplus (6)

5. Concur (5)

6. Crash (7)

7. Working (11)

8. Clarifying (11)

14. Master (7)

16. Overturns (7)

17. Emblem (6)

19. Conditions (5)

21. Ability (5)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Set about; 5 Lame; 9 Told; 10 Training; 11 Birth; 12 Playing; 13 Heartlessness; 18 Listener; 19 Till; 20 Walk-out; 21 Aback; 22 Tied; 23 Oddments.

Down: 2 Emotive; 3 Auditor; 4 Unrepresented; 6 Asinine; 7 Engages; 8 Vicars; 13 Half-wit; 14 Absolve; 15 Tremor; 16 Notable; 17 Solicit.

QUICK

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Across: 1 Handcuff; 5 Mess; 9 Warp; 10 Lonesome; 11 Adult; 12 Hostile; 13 Inadvertently; 18 Pedantic; 19 Mend; 20 Average; 21 Inter; 22 Host; 23 Escalate.

Down: 2 Abandon; 3 Dappled; 4 Foolhardiness; 6 Egotist; 7 Scenery; 8 Lessee; 13 Impeach; 14 Address; 15 Vandal; 16 Nominal; 17 Lenient.