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 25th Feb 2010, 08:43 BST
Updated 25th Feb 2010, 09:54 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. Political group of workers? (6,5)

9. Cold stuff in the Arctic, evidently (3)

10. Abandonment when one's tired out (9)

11. Get into some alien territory (5)

13. Gratify by eluding reform (7)

14. Make certain 100 escape blame (6)

16. Give money back – amusement in the red (6)

18. Virginia briefly gives vent to hypochondria (7)

19. Test garment for fit in attempt to deceive (3-2)

20. Does it go with a quiver of love? (6,3)

21. Like simpleton's head, idiot! (3)

22. Severely examined the only fishy dish (7,4)

Down

2. With which fell intentions are carried out? (3)

3. Command to arrange properly (5)

4. Countryman is curt? (6)

5. Shorten a card game (7)

6. Could error also enter into their verdict? (5,4)

7. Inspire worship that puts out the flames? (4,7)

8. I.e. dinners as prepared (2,9)

12. As produced by experimental press? (4,5)

15. Ruled on circular mark (7)

17. As blue as can be employed (6)

19. Places indicated by directions on the signpost? (5)

21. Everybody in Wall Street (3)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Considerable (11)

9. Perceive (3)

10. Protest (9)

11. Order (5)

13. Weather (7)

14. Slipped (6)

16. Hope for (6)

18. Sorrow (7)

19. Possessed (5)

20. Precision (9)

21. Row (3)

22. Ignominy (11)

Down

2. Employ (3)

3. Tale (5)

4. Miserable (6)

5. Strategy (7)

6. Turmoil (9)

7. Settled (11)

8. Autonomous (11)

12. Disclaim (9)

15. Expeller (7)

17. Climb (6)

19. Attack (5)

21. Pair (3)

Wednesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Rome; 3 Stammers; 9 Minimum; 10 Nepal; 11 Red letter day; 13 Excuse; 15 Cringe; 17 Frontispiece; 20 Aloft; 21 Onerous; 22 Distress; 23 Tend.

Down: 1 Remarked; 2 Mined; 4 Tomato; 5 Minor prophet; 6 Explain; 7 Sole; 8 Impersonator; 12 Released; 14 Cargoes; 16 Pilots; 18 Elope; 19 Ward.

QUICK

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Across: 1 Risk; 3 Drudgery; 9 Traffic; 10 Sight; 11 Conventional; 13 Negate; 15 Urgent; 17 Incorrigible; 20 Owing; 21 Ignoble; 22 Prestige; 23 Yell.

Down: 1 Reticent; 2 Stain; 4 Recite; 5 Discouraging; 6 Engrave; 7 Yeti; 8 Afterthought; 12 Ethereal; 14 Genuine; 16 Crying; 18 Bible; 19 Hoop.