Double Crossword
Cryptic puzzle
Across
1. Crazy article on prevention of free speech (4)
8. Forward socialist? (4-6)
9. I am taking a European round it, though it's rude (8)
10. Game piece to put in pledge (4)
12. On stage in a temporary capacity (6)
14. The ball is within her grasp, her eyes tell us (6)
15. Small fish - a thousand currently held (6)
17. Possessions comprising broken tea-set (6)
18. It is changed on a drive, of course (4)
19. Corner too sharply and finish upside down (8)
21. Arrive with drinks to restore consciousness? (5,5)
22. Hadn't paid for ring to get married with (4)
Down
2. Fortune made in nuclear science? (6,4)
3. Singing voice of a very special tomcat (4)
4. In sight in it but running away? (6)
5. Do they make gambling cleaner? (6)
6. Photo a sniper might take? (8)
7. One fled the country (4)
11. Labour seeking power through industrial action? (4,2,4)
13. Maybe no grin at being uneducated (8)
16. Suitors have worse difficulties about ring (6)
17. What it takes to get a complete picture? (6)
18. Rejection of government organisation by young heads (2-2)
20. Fuss also about dunderhead (2-2)
Quick puzzle
Across
1. Bucket (4)
8. Insufficient (10)
9. Erudition (8)
10. Unlit (4)
12. End (6)
14. Fertilise (6)
15. Grab (6)
17. Abrade (6)
18. Yield (4)
19. Huge (8)
21. Wipe out (10)
22. Demeanour (4)
Down
2. Loyalty (10)
3. Fibber (4)
4. Disappear (6)
5. Association (6)
6. Assassin (8)
7. Feeble (4)
11. Container (10)
13. Fearless (8)
16. Feverish (6)
17. Of woods (6)
18. Fellow (4)
20. Appear (4)
Wednesday's solutions
CRYPTIC
Across: 7 Eland; 8 Charade; 9 Learner; 10 Balsa; 12 Ostensible; 15 Rose garden; 18 Doric; 19 Rustler; 21 Recital; 22 Lemon.
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Across: 7 Odour; 8 Liberty; 9 Fantasy; 10 Raced; 12 Scurrilous; 15 Disjointed; 18 Death; 19 Travail; 21 Balance; 22 Chaff.
Down: 1 Confounded; 2 Pound; 3 Area; 4 Player; 5 Abortive; 6 Tractor; 11 Disqualify; 13 Clothing; 14 Assault; 16 Natter; 17 Fatal; 20 Arch.