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. Backing engagement for driver (7,4)

9. A New Testament worker (3)

10. Steps taken to raise acts? (9)

11. Improve half of them to finish with (5)

13. Sort of job in which only a limited living can be made? (4-3)

14. Current dangers involving speed trials? (6)

16. Lower oneself to see cleric about me (6)

18. Trite as a performer (7)

19. Provide food for feline with hesitation (5)

20. Eliminate from a tied race (9)

21. The lot of the local licensee (3)

22. Summary of latest fresh instructions on vice? (4,2,5)

Down

2. Consume stewed tea (3)

3. In this case, a sedative brought relief (5)

4. Bashful about also getting a drink (6)

5. Rubbish found by brigade leader in vehicle repair place (7)

6. A cellar used for humiliation (9)

7. Wave presenting no danger to the criminal (4-7)

8. Van part? (7,4)

12. Speak at length at entering to make amends (9)

15. Sack dunderhead who isn't married (7)

17. Keep possession of bad tea in row (6)

19. It's obvious the French are in the vehicle (5)

21. How old clothing disappeared from five? (3)

Quick puzzle

Across

1. Comradeship (11)

9. Peculiar (3)

10. Bringing to an end (9)

11. Cubed (5)

13. Floating (7)

14. Poem (6)

16. Needlework (6)

18. Cockerel (7)

19. Principle (5)

20. Perpetual (9)

21. Jeer (3)

22. Limited (11)

Down

2. Append (3)

3. Grant (5)

4. Unicellular organism (6)

5. Summary (7)

6. Copy (9)

7. Not easily described (11)

8. Incitement (11)

12. Crowd (9)

15. Understanding (7)

17. Platitude (6)

19. Claw (5)

21. Piece (3)

Wednesday's solutions

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Seek; 3 Waxworks; 9 Rose-hip; 10 Lemon; 11 Long-standing; 13 Chopin; 15 Assent; 17 Afterthought; 20 Ounce; 21 Present; 22 Theatres; 23 Onus.

Down: 1 Surplice; 2 Essen; 4 Appeal; 5 Well-disposed; 6 Romance; 7 Sane; 8 Chastisement; 12 Statutes; 14 Offence; 16 Staple; 18 Green; 19 Bout.

QUICK

Across: 1 Oust; 3 Follower; 9 Purport; 10 Needs; 11 Substantiate; 13 Throng; 15 Superb; 17 Indoctrinate; 20 Cross; 21 Awakens; 22 Straying; 23 Raid.

Down: 1 Opposite; 2 Shrub; 4 Outing; 5 Longitudinal; 6 Wrestle; 7 Ruse; 8 Continuously; 12 Obsessed; 14 Rancour; 16 Strain; 18 Arena; 19 Acts.