Double Crossword
Cryptic puzzle
Across
1. Contemptible when in a rash? (6)
4. Suit for men in digs (6)
9. Party for levelling out class differences? (6,7)
10. Possibly trees to favour (7)
11. Cited faulty decree (5)
12. Serpent always wants more, it seems (5)
14. Level reached in acting development? (5)
18. Trews to obtain by force (5)
19. Be match for Shakespearean tyrant (7)
21. Not one to enjoy a close relationship (7,6)
22. Somehow stay in good health mentally (6)
23. Finish in attempt to be fashionable (6)
Down
1. Is great unhappiness the lot of the skinflint? (6)
2. Make parson succeed in converting defendant (7,6)
3. Allowed because included the smallest (5)
5. Such a gift will do for now (7)
6. In which the instructor won't wear the wrong gear (7,6)
7. Spectacles help one to aim, of course (6)
8. It's odd, yet mostly the opposite (5)
13. Take out former pamphlet (7)
15. Root crops from Scandinavia (6)
16. It may produce friendly relationship (5)
17. Soft sweetener is bogus (6)
20. Singers provide rich variety round circle (5)
Quick puzzle
Across
1. Cook (6)
4. Hits (6)
9. Additional (13)
10. Diminish (7)
11. Symbol (5)
12. Hinge (5)
14. Avarice (5)
18. Precise (5)
19. Tooth (7)
21. Unoriginality (13)
22. Sore (6)
23. Concord (6)
Down
1. By (6)
2. Enlargement (13)
3. Dense (5)
5. Giant (7)
6. Ingratitude (13)
7. Maxim (6)
8. Drive (5)
13. Atrocity (7)
15. Oppose (6)
16. Shy (5)
17. Gaol (6)
20. Pure (5)
Friday's solutions
CRYPTIC
Across: 4 Promise; 8 Denial; 9 Players; 10 Anchor; 11 Avenue; 12 Cheetahs; 18 Madeline; 20 Virago; 21 Portal; 22 Starlit; 23 Agents; 24 Pressed.
Down: 1 Advance; 2 Enacted; 3 Way-out; 5 Released; 6 Mayhem; 7 Sprout; 13 Ammonite; 14 Kittens; 15 Realist; 16 Fitter; 17 Padres; 19 Enough.
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Hide AdAcross: 4 Falsity; 8 Turn up; 9 Produce; 10 Lawyer; 11 Clever; 12 Traducer; 18 Powerful; 20 Devout; 21 Depart; 22 Paragon; 23 Stolen; 24 Process.
Down: 1 Utility; 2 Crowbar; 3 Bureau; 5 Airscrew; 6 Sudden; 7 Ticket; 13 Captious; 14 Affable; 15 Blatant; 16 Repair; 17 Mosaic; 19 Events.