DUAL CROSSWORD

This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clues, try the Quick.

Cryptic Across

1. Protection for postmen? (4) 8. Cunning in painting? (10) 9. Manipulated so that the body looked much older (8) 10. A god of the north originally (4) 12. Thus treated and pickled (6) 14. Incorporate me on returning corpse (6) 15. They are obviously not old enough to be army officers (6) 17. A prose version of musical dramas (6) 18. Knock senseless in a most unlikely way (4) 19. Star-shaped measure used in the country (8) 21. Where very small notes are recorded? (6,4) 22. Teas from the Orient (4)

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2. Opponent in a state of stagnation (10) 3. Girl causes a number to leave the teaching group (4) 4. Put on with dramatic results, perhaps (6) 5. Led off after cake put in package (6) 6. Kick the horse out, lacking steadiness (8) 7. A great potentate upsets the arts (4) 11. Men of the Renaissance with long teaching experience? (3,7) 13. Disdaining in the circumstances corn fully ripe (8) 16. Presumably she treats her patients as members of the family (6) 17. State in which mineral has almost disappeared (6) 18. Add up at the pithead where the oil may be (4) 20. Water colour (4)

Quick Across

1. Plunge (4) 8. Taming (8,2) 9. Faithful (8) 10. Sort (4) 12. Bazaar (6) 14. Type of cab (6) 15. Sundry (6) 17. Belief (6) 18. Taverns (4) 19. Check (8) 21. Sinfulness (10) 22. Press (4)

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2. Novelty (10) 3. Recedes (4) 4. Leave (6) 5. Outline (6) 6. Example (8) 7. At one time (4) 11. Enormous (10) 13. Memento (8) 16. Step (6) 17. Jewel box (6) 18. U.S. state (4) 20. Rile (4)