CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. Painter “Bobby” (9)

6. The second person to become part of the joyous occasion (3) 8. Home front mutt gets into a do or die situation (6,2,5)

9. Can the youth leader be small? (4)

10. Elton, the crazy money maker on TV (8)

12. Weekend early morning pleasures may be demonstrations (3-3)

13. Rows out power poles for the folk (6)

16. Elite art? Skill you need for the books to make sense (8) 18. Plates rediscovered inside (4) 21. Comes with the territory? It’s claptrap, Andre (4,3,6)

22. He’s the father of red admirals (3)

23. Oi! Go fast! Well there you go! It’s magic (3,6) Down 1. The San Francisco meteor was part of one of these (5) 2. No captor’s recompensation for person up for election (7) 3. There’s lots of barrels by the sound of it (4)

4. We’ve heard it’s the plunder of the youngster’s footwear (6) 5. The outer limits of former trees I found myself in (8)

6. Young outlandish uncouth teenage hoodlum for starters (5) 7. Huge inn may make you go mad (7)

11. Cochrane is up for trespass (8)

12. Lilian’s place is also for frogs (4,3)

14. Little nippers who may become royalty (7)

15. Stick in the mud sort of food (6)

17. Set to zero and rated perhaps (5)

19. Eunice Lloyd’s instrument (5) 20. Just blonde (4)