CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. A nation of competitors? (4) 3. Examine and move on (5,3) 8. Perk is reason for hairstyle (6,7)

10. Exit clip was very clear (8) 11. He lives in the valley ... (4) 13. ... it’s rather beautiful (6) 14. Nightingales but not a linnet in sight for the Scottish fare (6) 17. Record the finishing line marker (4)

19. Limit Ray to the forces (8) 22. Where you’ll find toilet paper but it would be if none (13) 23. Bleating about something real (8)

24. First final, winning, but ran away (4)

Down

1. Search for a gun (5)

2. A lame sort of clipper (7) 4. Small being called Bob (unfortunately) appeared in a popular song (6)

5. A sharp blow on the nose (4) 6. Holds out in flash flood by eating this? (5)

7. Attunes to a disease ... (7) 9. ... it’s a trial outcome (6) 12. Arithmetical, Marcel went to the island .... (6)

13. Pat gets three for the love of his country (7)

15. Rap 11 for getting hooks into (7)

16. Alpine gland (6) 18. Penelope Canning was a bit of a nut! (5)

20. Give up on finding crop statistics (5)

21. Against having no pudding around Santiago (4)

Yesterday

Across: 7. Tattoo, 8. Albeit, 9. Dojo, 10. Grenades, 11. Scalpel, 13. Begin, 15. Valid, 17. Besiege, 20. A la carte, 21. Post, 23. Rip saw, 24. Israel.

Down: 1. Taco, 2. Stroll, 3. Goggles, 4. Latex, 5. Abrade, 6. Riveting, 12. Chaplain, 14. Demerit, 16. Incise, 18. Import, 19. Brown, 22. Step.