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 3rd Mar 2010, 09:15 BST
Updated 3rd Mar 2010, 10:04 BST

Cryptic puzzle

Across

1. Cartoon pint drawn by a gadget (11)

9. Mob were out to enclose (7)

10. Reg must change to be with the bird (5)

11. Some irrational relationship (5)

12. Rep is in position to animate (7)

13. Lovely positioning for a shot in tennis (6)

15. A street entertainer (6)

18. Lead pot broken by the larva (7)

20. Man with a bill returned by the trainee (5)

22. Gold particle of a constellation (5)

23. Van came out to see the Palaeolithic person (7)

24. Handy sign of union membership (7,4)

Down

2. Otherwise a section of the satellite's path (5)

3. We troop out with this line (3-4)

4. Skilful road repairs, it appears (6)

5. To talk of robes (5)

6. It's an honour to work silk with Cleopatra's Needle (7)

7. Great poverty is upsetting, and I prove it (11)

8. I'd sent Grace out for sacrilege (11)

14. One needing a break from work (7)

16. Reveal that a fellow is given the run-around (7)

17. Love to dance around with the minister (6)

19. Admitted to being possessed (5)

21. Fellow takes a letter for the Devil (5)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Contrasts (11)

9. Platform (7)

10. Willow (5)

11. Bit (5)

12. Underwriter (7)

13. Unseat (6)

15. Approach (6)

18. Anguish (7)

20. Apt (5)

22. Lubricated (5)

23. Stretchable (7)

24. Wipe out (11)

Down

2. Publish (5)

3. Tweezers (7)

4. Stay (6)

5. Snouts (5)

6. Expand (7)

7. Alarm (11)

8. Outgrowth (11)

14. Puzzle (7)

16. Leader (7)

17. Regain (6)

19. Excessive (5)

21. Eightsome (5)

Tuesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 No-claims; 5 Boer; 9 Deer; 10 Japonica; 11 Stale; 12 Uniform; 13 Splinter group; 18 Emigrate; 19 Foot; 20 Teenage; 21 Peril; 22 Rose; 23 Advising.

Down: 2 One-step; 3 Lorelei; 4 Measured tread; 6 Orinoco; 7 Road map; 8 Boring; 13 Sweater; 14 Loiters; 15 Norman; 16 Rafters; 17 Utopian.

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Across: 1 Physical; 5 Epic; 9 Grin; 10 Activate; 11 Often; 12 Moisten; 13 Alternatively; 18 Splendid; 19 Gang; 20 Evasive; 21 Vague; 22 Ewer; 23 Attitude.

Down: 2 Harmful; 3 Sincere; 4 Accompaniment; 6 Prattle; 7 Cleanly; 8 Bikini; 13 Austere; 14 Tillage; 15 Rancid; 16 Vagrant; 17 Languid.