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 1st Mar 2010, 08:41 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2010, 09:52 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. Disc, it's very good to break (6)

4. You have a nap on it on the floor (6)

9. What debaters do to be logical (5,2,6)

10. Exclamation of annoyance when the hound has left (7)

11. He represents a male (5)

12. Brag about a snake being on the road (5)

14. Hairstyle seen at the golf club? (5)

18. Children's edition (5)

19. Made certain that Dee runs out (7)

21. At which you come to the end of your tether, or it snaps? (8,5)

22. Do wrong to throw out a drink (6)

23. Beat eggs with flour and milk (6)

Down

1. Awful desire to live (6)

2. Different view put in writing by a playwright (6,2,5)

3. Do air waves affect the wireless? (5)

5. Hail-storm that's mean (7)

6. You won't find a stowaway on it! (9,4)

7. A number set about forming principles (6)

8. He doesn't win unusual roles (5)

13. It may enable one to hear an orator (7)

15. A plane or what may take you to it (6)

16. Living creature (5)

17. He's in charge, but has a leader (6)

20. A pie's turned brown (5)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Adorn (6)

4. Demur (6)

9. Eminent (13)

10. Stimulus (7)

11. List (5)

12. Dog-lead (5)

14. Anger (5)

18. Big (5)

19. Vestment (7)

21. Anxiety (13)

22. Soak (6)

23. Sentinel (6)

Down

1. Large needle (6)

2. Vanishment (13)

3. Cool (5)

5. Swelling (7)

6. Show-off (13)

7. Neater (6)

8. Leered (5)

13. Doubter (7)

15. Serene (6)

16. Scratch (5)

17. Emaciated (6)

20. Tremble (5)

Friday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 4 Abandon; 8 Hamlet; 9 Mammoth; 10 Retain; 11 Keeper; 12 Paternal; 18 Organist; 20 Benign 21 Slight; 22 Rarebit; 23 Repeal; 24 Beatles.

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Down:1 Therapy; 2 Imitate; 3 Senior; 5 Blackleg; 6 Number; 7 Outset; 13 Noontide; 14 Singlet; 15 Stately; 16 Defame; 17 Divert; 19 Asleep.

QUICK

Across: 4 Scuttle; 8 Rasher; 9 Trounce; 10 Borrow; 11 Instep; 12 Toboggan; 18 Allocate; 20 Impair; 21 Clique; 22 Council; 23 Unrest; 24 Decline.

Down: 1 Probity; 2 Ascribe; 3 Belong; 5 Cardinal; 6 Truism; 7 Lackey; 13 Guardian; 14 Banquet; 15 Beneath; 16 Impose; 17 Carnal; 19 Oblong.