CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. Use dagger on the animals’ back... (4)

3. ...yet this implement does not cut this (8)

9. A bird from Rio de Janeiro. Sell a few of them (7)

10. Ted leaves adopters to become an engineer (5) 11. Menu? Or where one eats (6,6)

13. Release the boat (6)

15. Dog food Ed gets for nothing. It will suit him (6)

17. Yet these are not the hot spots (4,8)

20. Eve leaves eau de vie with a goodbye (5)

21. Condition of a group people joining weight watchers reportedly (2,5)

22. As a memento retain the drink (8)

23. Dust boss (4) Down 1. Bestride violin, David Donaldson initially gets the Spaniard back (8)

2. Cigar, so not classed as uncovering crime (5)

4. Erica gets the first redesign for fireplace (6)

5. The subject is History and so it should be! (3,5,4) 6. Presume it is the best (7) 7. Twist rope (4) 8. Reportedly what the men from Prague would look like if you gave them some? (5,7) 12. Reportedly undid to become one (5,3)

14. The Italian is in the vehicle so take advantage of it (7) 16. Run, but with nothing to show? (6)

18. Notes about the attack (5) 19. The wool man (4)