CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Maintenance of the street the abattoir has (9)

6. On the first of March ... er ... quiet is the word (3)

8. Someone looking for a saloon that makes a profit? Wants it on the cheap (7,6)

9. Jujitsu variation admitted in Fiji (4)

10. Not someone who would say OMG! (8)

12. Artist returns with toy for a buck (6)

13. Look for food for a long time (6)

16. Natural catastrophe but not to 10ac (3,2,3)

18. Have a guess and turn up looking dotty (4)

21. Award that made the queen angry (8,5)

22. What you do if you stand successfully (3)

23. Stir, porridge, slammer, clink for Paddy, Jim and Bob (9)

Down

1. About the transport - it is expressed in a symbol (5) 2. The coming of a rebel leader’s adversary (7) 3. Present day covering ... (4) 4. ... and don’t play your cards right (6)

5. Dinosaur that produces odours, pa (8)

6. French word and vocal composition (5)

7. The wonder of Mr. Alice (7) 11. Not a wholesome time for the celestial body (4-4)

12. Mini minors? (7) 14. Transformed, send away for the artistic medium (3,4) 15. Ouzo diacritical with the stars (6)

17. Implied but silent about it (5) 19. Foundation that will track away from the back stairs (5) 20. I study a picture (4)