Double Crossword
Cryptic puzzle
Across
1. Barbara Windsor? (6)
4. And father's outside with the animals (6)
9. What you might get from the butcher? (4,3,6)
10. Unconscious? (7)
11. It takes place at the flat junction (5)
12. Outsize vehicle prized by the stars (5)
14. Serve up some poetry (5)
18. Note a calculation about songs (5)
19. Al leaves one country for another (7)
21. Satisfaction if R.C. agitation is resolved (13)
22. A consuming interest? (6)
23. Men she goes out to catch (6)
Down
1. About to perform at American plant (6)
2. Small passion that's upsetting a worker (4,9)
3. Animal with a way back (5)
5. Rewriting the tale of a sportsman (7)
6. The Catering Corps? (6,7)
7. The man sets out to get bedlinen (6)
8. I used to ahead, but took it easy (5)
13. Sale where caution is exercised (7)
15. Exile from a corrupt regime (6)
16. He takes Moira out (5)
17. Hit one in the belly (6)
20. Killed by nails, perhaps (5)
Quick puzzle
Across
1. Lure (6)
4. Force (6)
9. Environmental (13)
10. Slim (7)
11. Golf course (5)
12. Ointment (5)
14. Moan (5)
18. Parry (5)
19. Item (7)
21. Dissimilar (13)
22. Soften (6)
23. Envoy (6)
Down
1. Pass (6)
2. Moody (13)
3. Boxed (5)
5. Intruder (7)
6. Unobtrusive (13)
7. Enrol (6)
8. Distribute (5)
13. Old soldier (7)
15. Suds (6)
16. Emblem (5)
17. Ship (6)
20. Dance (5)
Friday's solutions
CRYPTIC
Across: 4 Impress; 8 Aright; 9 Preface; 10 Tidier; 11 Intent; 12 Stands in; 18 In the raw; 20 Maiden; 21 Armies; 22 Nitrate; 23 Pomade; 24 Tenders.
Down: 1 Maltese; 2 Wildcat; 3 Shield; 5 Martinet; 6 Refits; 7 Secant; 13 Spinster; 14 Artisan; 15 Twister; 16 Saline; 17 Adored; 19 Harrow.
QUICK
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Hide AdAcross: 4 Various; 8 Unique; 9 Ejected; 10 Infant; 11 Compel; 12 Abstruse; 18 External; 20 Govern; 21 Barque; 22 Idiotic; 23 Demand; 24 Revenge.
Down: 1 Musical; 2 Diffuse; 3 Gunner; 5 Adjacent; 6 Income; 7 Uneven; 13 Unending; 14 Unequal; 15 Already; 16 Coddle; 17 Before; 19 Elated.