CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Rebuttoned and nutted out gown (4)

3. The result of inflation and bound to amuse the kids (8) 8. Wave wand around at the start of the day (4)

9. Where to find figures of the past and present (8)

11. Fight about whether it is heads or tails (5,3,4)

13. The result of first earful, very loud, etc. sort of (6)

15. All together at little varsity, my boy (6) 17. Commercial? It could be the result of the landscaping (12) 20. Will disinfectant fade away? I have a feeling it might (8)

21. Cut rate (4)

22. Like a packet of liquorice allsorts (5,3)

23. See 10 Down

Down

1. Embarrassed – like an American Indian (3-5)

2. Put on a top piece (5) 4. Negotiate acacia path yawning with indifference (6) 5. Wasn’t linen needed for the game? (4,6)

6. Roes, sir, make perfume powders (7)

7. No trip on starship belt (4) 10dn & 23ac. Go overboard into the current, so get carted off to the asylum! (3,7,4)

12. Re puny ad, does this mean very low wages? (8) 14. Possibly fear six women (4,3) 16. Tree, and common around Cootamundra in Australia for starters (6)

18. Luminous part of a flag lowered (5)

19. Hard nosed company? (4)