Double Crossword

Cryptic puzzle

Across

6. Meat cooked in ovens (7)

7. Earth's core (5)

9. There's one in new development in Italian city (5)

10. The first breach? (7)

12. Where apartheid could have got Communist support? (5,6)

14. They may result from snap decisions (11)

18. Satisfied with the subject-matter (7)

19. Made an attempt, but was thoroughly tested (5)

21. Nimble return partly because of tensile ligaments (5)

22. Clear it for musical performance (7)

Down

1. Kind of exceptional ability one is lacking in (5)

2. Somewhat splendid conclusion? (6)

3. Male relative found reading a sonnet (3)

4. In which love means nothing (6)

5. Craft in frenzied movement (7)

8. Fight and beat like an ancient Greek (7)

11. Temporary platform for putting on shows (7)

13. Finished though connected (7)

15. Story about abstainer is idle talk (6)

16. Drug is one swallowed by bird (6)

17. Write to a learner by way of punishment (5)

20. Catch what remains after all deductions (3)

Quick puzzle

Across

6. Overcome (7)

7. Inlet (5)

9. Noiseless (5)

10. Tedious (7)

12. Fortune-teller (11)

14. Bitter (11)

18. Poster (7)

19. Cry (5)

21. Merriment (5)

22. Frighten (7)

Down

1. Sham (5)

2. Shrill cry (6)

3. Gender (3)

4. Horrifying (6)

5. Relevant (7)

8. Predominate (7)

11. Prejudice (7)

13. Hail (7)

15. Urge (6)

16. Safe (6)

17. Drink (5)

20. Marry (3)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Magic spell; 7 Merit; 8 Optical; 10 Lose hope; 11 Lift; 13 Hangar; 15 Mangle; 17 Unit; 18 Follow up; 21 Scholar; 22 Virus; 23 Crosswords.

Down:1 Marks; 2 Get ahead; 3 Choppy; 4 Pate; 5 Lacking; 6 Small hours; 9 Letterpost; 12 Fall over; 14 Neither; 16 Borrow; 19 Wards; 20 Ales.

QUICK

Across: 1 Prevalence; 7 Exist; 8 Tail end; 10 Exterior; 11 Firm; 13 Twenty; 15 Reveal; 17 Bred; 18 Prospect; 21 Emulous; 22 Bravo; 23 Despondent.

Down: 1 Point; 2 Entirety; 3 Author; 4 Evil; 5 Crevice; 6 Delectable; 9 Demolition; 12 Sensible; 14 Execute; 16 Prison; 19 Exact; 20 Pomp.