Two Speed Crossword

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

Cryptic Across

4. See 18 Across

8. See 9 Across

9 & 8Ac. Just the mounts that people put their shirts on! (7,6)

10. It needs considerable resources to change the law (6)

11. Lower profit by the girl (6)

12. Held back by trade being in the red? (8)

18 & 4Ac. Authorisation needed by new members of a union (8,7)

20. Work hard to refashion rivets (6)

21. Gives expression to the truest version (6) 22. First-class students (7)

23. See 3 Down

24. See 13 Down

Down

1. They display bathroom equipment (7)

2. The scope of the Bard? (7)

3 & 23Ac. His work is eventually enveloped (6,6) 5. I denigrate a Cypriot, maybe (8)

6. This is existing in the agreement I typed (6)

7. Mercilesssounding needle (6)

13 & 24Ac. Though it’s learnt in college, it’s practised at home (8,7)

14. One of the colours used for battle (7)

15. A resume to reform the law (7)

16. Lacking any definite scale for a beneficial medicine (6)

17. Face that shows how old Violet is! (6)

19. Sharp answer about legal misdeed (6)

Quick Across

4. Formal permission (7)

8. Equine mammals (6)

9. Garments (7)

10. Fortune (6)

11. Lower (6)

12. Slowed down (8)

18. Wedding (8)

20. Contend (6)

21. Says (6)

22. Babies (7)

23. Author (6)

24. Study of the nature and behaviour of universe (7)

Down

1. Rainy spells (7)

2. Width (7)

3. Epistle (6)

5. Greek person, e.g. (8)

6. Being (6)

7. Type of yarn (6)

13. Of the home (8)

14. Purplish-red (7)

15. Gauge the size of (7)

16. Unaccented (6)

17. Face (6)

19. Witty reply (6)