CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

7 & 8ac. What is used to reveal note and the first thing you read (6,6)

9. Reportedly the jumper will escape (4)

10. Putting a cry in the voice makes huge change (8)

11 & 13ac. Spinner’s best delivery is something to sing about (7,5)

15. Bob has twelve (5)

17. The right to disappear into lacquer (7)

20. Babe’s all in this game for Ruth (8)

21. Sitting will create a problem (4)

23 & 24ac. Baboon pulling a muscle puts a spanner in the works (6,6)

Down

1. Commendably a water source (4)

2. Fertilises and sire leaves one identical with it (6)

3. To divide into three and test out group so to speak (7)

4. It gets wetter as it dries (5)

5. Help Di perhaps, get to the Greek town (6)

6. Bigots without collars in the sun? (8)

12. To reveal something that goes between floors (8)

14. The end of a suspended sentence? (7)

16. Barbie leaves some blackberries for the record makers (6)

18. A relative from the North East? Oh the relief! (6)

19. The girl with the Tibetan yak (5)

22. 100 get into group to form another group (4)