CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. The produce of a basket case? (10)

8. Someone unlocked the gate in the buffalo pen, Edmund (6)

9. Gold in the tram causes serious injury ... (6)

11. ... like a Nordic bulldog, perhaps (13)

13. Finished like the Cockney chook did (5)

15. This clue is a bit of a poser – miniature in fact (5)

18. The domino effect of sprocket failure ... (5-8)

21. ... caused by lack of this (6) 23. The way the French get bubbles is a failure (6)

24. Wife runs Dr. around to board rider (10)

Down

2. Freezing. Surprisingly it usually is (3,4)

3. Kicked joint (5)

4. The time for us, we hear (3) 5. Nina left the Ukrainian up a tree (5)

6. Bertie left celebrating with a bang (5)

7 & 18dn. Swindle – with two kisses? (6,5)

10. Legs give way with too many on the belt? (7)

12. Can be a bit thick with rudimentary problems (3)

14. Returns from Trinidad because of the noise (3)

16. Riled with a couple of light sleeps in the rain (7)

17. Won a fish (6)

18. See 7

19. Let everyone who will yell in pain ... (5)

20. ... be an announcer with a sob story? (5)

22. Granny is a bit of a guardian angel, whichever way you look at it (3)