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. Protective harness left by seat (6-4)

7. Walk wearily, though on the scent (5)

8. Primate kept in by section of low wall (7)

10. Be resolute and organise period of abstinence (4,4)

11. Look after the intellect (4)

13. Fighting with toothed instrument is capital (6)

15. Feeling faint - through drinking spirits and water? (6)

17. Wander in controversial area (4)

18. Cut off 500 on the flank making things look awry (8)

21. Stress numbers to charge (7)

22. Such ships require skill (5)

23. The others go to the middle of a place for relaxation (4,6)

Down

1. Southern avenue is of below average size (5)

2. Fail to impress with tenement for Autumn in America? (4,4)

3. Key office worker, no doubt (6)

4. Set brook on fire? (4)

5. Friend up to flying like a bird (7)

6. Stow the tar - it could become as bad as can be (2,3,5)

9. Time to be engaged before this night is out? (6,4)

12. Make an ill-tempered incision with a saw? (8)

14. Again meeting-place produces income (7)

16. Perhaps no cube will jump back (6)

19. Dunderhead dissolute fellow became sea hero (5)

20. Thin tip (4)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Praise (10)

7. Surpass (5)

8. Hauled (7)

10. Inspected (8)

11. Repair (4)

13. Brisk (6)

15. Amatory (6)

17. Monster (4)

18. Untrained (8)

21. Footwear item (7)

22. Greeting (5)

23. Hostile (10)

Down

1. Beverage (5)

2. Increase (8)

3. Account-book (6)

4. Imply (4)

5. Disregard (7)

6. Mutinous (10)

9. Devotion (10)

12. Respired (8)

14. Interpretation (7)

16. False (6)

19. Drain (5)

20. Goad (4)

Friday’s solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 7 Capital letter; 8 Belabour; 9 Aids; 10 Hikers; 12 Ignore; 14 Slower; 16 Grange; 18 Flee; 20 One’s eyes; 22 Artist’s models.

Down: 1 Material; 2 Finale; 3 Mayo; 4 Alarming; 5 Strain; 6 Seed; 11 Surcoats; 13 Raggedly; 15 Weevil; 17 Agenda; 19 Lard; 21 Emma.

QUICK

Across: 7 Contemplation; 8 Entangle; 9 Isle; 10 Backed; 12 Intact; 14 Invite; 16 Reaper; 18 Stop; 20 Desolate; 22 Long-suffering.

Down: 1 Fountain; 2 Attack; 3 Smug; 4 Ulterior; 5 Strict; 6 Soil; 11 Dreadful; 13 Creating; 15 Impugn; 17 Allure; 19 Tool; 21 Safe.