Double Crossword

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

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. They provide seats for some of those standing (9)

8. Some reticence may have to go to break it (3)

9. Adam's ale leaping into prominence? (6,5)

11. Magpie finds it more difficult to hold a ring (7)

12. It goes round both ways (5)

13. Capital, since subsequently included (6)

15. Be sorry about red-headed bird (6)

17. A busy get-together? (5)

18. Lie in unusually rare environment before then (7)

20. All remedies bring problems to Ireland (7,4)

22. Back number remaining after all deductions (3)

23. Estranges NCOs (9)

Down

2. Drink one round? (3)

3. Going Edward's way with a slight amber tint (5)

4. Progressing to a spell of hospital duty? (6)

5. Release complete issue without charge (3,4)

6. Pickings for the early bird? (5,6)

7. No greater producer of power is made (9)

10. See yacht far out get away from danger (5,6)

11. Grave indication from the way the boss speaks (9)

14. What a child learns from the Bible? (7)

16. End the couple's separation? (6)

19. Dirge about line of hills (5)

21. Permitted to be occupied by a tenant (3)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Changeless (9)

8. Strange (3)

9. Distress (11)

11. Swell (7)

12. Smell (5)

13. Drained (6)

15. Delay (6)

17. Cleanse (5)

18. Breathe (7)

20. Wage-earner (11)

22. Everybody (3)

23. Consequently (9)

Down

2. Spoil (3)

3. Cease-fire (5)

4. Cognac (6)

5. Embodiment (7)

6. Forgiveness (11)

7. Allegiance (9)

10. Overwhelming (11)

11. Vanish (9)

14. Component (7)

16. Resentment (6)

19. Glow (5)

21. Stray (3)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 7 Afloat; 8 Safari; 10 Litters; 11 Punch; 12 Avon; 13 Vesta; 17 Bread; 18 Line; 22 Hawks; 23 Towards; 24 Nested; 25 Beetle.

Down: 1 Pay-load; 2 Platoon; 3 Takes; 4 Warpath; 5 Pains; 6 Sight; 9 Esperanto; 14 Pressed; 15 Migrate; 16 Leashes; 19 Thing; 20 Awash; 21 Owned.

QUICK

Across: 7 Yellow; 8 Plough; 10 Iranian; 11 Grain; 12 Apex; 13 Witty; 17 Clone; 18 Sell; 22 Locum; 23 Tantrum; 24 Sorrow; 25 Evolve.

Down: 1 Typical; 2 Cleaver; 3 Solid; 4 Flighty; 5 Human; 6 Chant; 9 Indignity; 14 Flummox; 15 Febrile; 16 Plummet; 19 Slash; 20 Score; 21 Knave.