Double Crossword

Choose either quick or cryptic clues.

Cryptic Clues: Across

1. There’s not much that’s to his credit (8)

5. Impressive plea for restitution (4)

9. Offhand and breezy (4)

10. Many diet perhaps, but this could bow them out! (8)

11. Legally prevent Eastern vessels returning (5)

12. Offer resistance? (4,3)

13. What a chairman leads? (9,4)

18. It even involved an Italian (8)

19. A wooden trunk (4)

20. Where to get tea – with or without sugar (7)

21. It’s united but still may be joined (5)

22. Scarf in the window (4)

23. There’s no end to it (8)

Down

2. A fabric in dispute (2,5)

3. An opening for an opener (7)

4. A breakdown specialist (13)

6. Journey with crude oil in N Africa (7)

7. It may support the board (7)

8. Ambush a layabout in the street (6)

13. Attacks barbarians? (7)

14. Half the dinner goes for wild dogs (7)

15. Lower the gin to her (6)

16. Noel gets around prohibition and returns to a Middle East republic (7)

17. Not to agree to a full distribution (7)

Quick Clues:

Across

1. Contrary (8)

5. Slide (4)

9. Loyal (4)

10. Kinship (8)

11. Multitude (5)

12. Enliven (7)

13. Decoration (13)

18. Genealogy (8)

19. Near (4)

20. Press (7)

21. Concur (5)

22. Refute (4)

23. Harshness (8)

Down

2. Act (7)

3. In arrears (7)

4. Loquacity (13)

6. Ancestry (7)

7. Gift (7)

8. End (6)

13. Unmasked (7)

14. Nomadic Arab (7)

15. Sailing ship (6)

16. Controller (7)

17. Overlook (7)