Double Crossword

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

Cryptic puzzle

Across

6. Again under obligation to bounce back? (7)

7. Forbidden, thanks to cry of disapproval (5)

9, 3 Down and 5 Down. Go in odd barn, glad to get accommodation with food (5,3,7)

10. Delete former play on words reversed, for example (7)

12. Strong emotion experienced by sea-divers? (4,7))

14. Fruit for easily offended couple, we hear (7,4)

18. Come to grief as the one who started it (7)

19. Fish on ice? (5)

21. Evil spirit holding doctor in its lair? (5)

22. Accusations that involve payment? (7)

Down

1. Feel depressed underneath (5)

2. The way things are going is nothing to swear about! (6)

3. See 9 Across

4. Book produced by hand? (6)

5. See 9 Across

8. Right in not including extract (7)

11. Makes use of one in fruit (7)

13. Not straight with bishop's staff? (7)

15. Make changes in crones (6)

16. Capital in a bank Arabs use (6)

17. What the driver has to do to the animal? (5)

20. Throw by appearing reserved? (3)

Quick puzzle

Across

6. Appease (7)

7. Encourage (5)

9. Mob (5)

10. Fester (7)

12. Vexatious (11)

14. Dexterity (11)

18. Gem (7)

19. Devastation (5)

21. Smooth (5)

22. Defraud (7)

Down

1. Apologetic (5)

2. Scowl (6)

3. Away (3)

4. Refrain (6)

5. Scent (7)

8. Quashed (7)

11. Speedily (7)

13. Prickle (7)

15. Previous (6)

16. Crevice (6)

17. Joyful (5)

20. Sheep (3)

Monday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 By surprise; 7 Liger; 8 Paragon; 10 Agnostic; 11 Left; 13 Archer; 15 Porter; 17 Mind; 18 Waterbus; 21 Driving; 22 Acorn; 23 In sympathy.

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Down: 1 Begin; 2 Stressed; 3 Repair; 4 Rare; 5 Segment; 6 Clear as mud; 9 Not present; 12 Covenant; 14 Consign; 16 Hang up; 19 Booby; 20 Tiny.

QUICK

Across: 1 Despicable; 7 Train; 8 Dashing; 10 Pungency; 11 Ruin; 13 Notice; 15 Career; 17 Omit; 18 Sonorous; 21 Slither; 22 Audit; 23 Incendiary.

Down: 1 Drain; 2 Sentence; 3 Induce; 4 Also; 5 Leisure; 6 Stupendous; 9 Generosity; 12 Panorama; 14 Tuition; 16 Horrid; 19 Oddly; 20 Shoe.