CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. Hire wrestler to handle dog perhaps (5,7)

7. Gerald getting loud possibly signals danger (3,4)

8. A display of cheddar Raymond showed oႇ (5) 9. A waste of eႇort? (5) 10. Northeastern Street went ahead even though tucked away (7)

12. I am chaste? – not really (6) 14. To twitch around a type of music is disastrous (6)

17. Dish out horseradish- it will put more frog in your throat! (7) 19. Casual worker gets a ring – it’s the timing! (5)

21. A short version of the cheese display? (5)

22. Outside cover and a place inside (7)

23. Teleport Alec to get a coat (12)

Down

1. Are his or her works forgeries? (9)

2. A student gets close to the border – on a shelf (5)

3. It covers up your arms (7)

4 & 17dn. I never ring Ed to become this occupation (6,6)

5. Wanders oႇ – no wine for womaniser (5)

6. Listen to the advert but may sound muႉed with this (7)

11. Locum turnover, reportedly, of high degree (9)

13. Wolf ape? No just a bird (7) 15. Catcher returns in part oilskin and part tarpaulin (3,4)

16. See 4 18. Unemotional sort of Scot I disguised (5)

20. The lunacy of coed leaving Macedonia (5)