GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Local government advice for auditors (7) 5 Jack, our lad, comes round to stay (7) 9 Briefly books guest house (3,3,9) 10 Pink radical wearing black stuff (5) 11 He puts his foot down: “Haul tree across river!” (4,5) 12 Nice girl follows directions, hosting morning with her kin (2,7) 14 Weeds cover front of most houses (5) 15 They’re often barred in reception areas (5) 16 Board day is inspiring cleric (9) 18 CD and EP ruled out? Yes (9) 21 Sidestep first woman clasping her mate? Not half (5) 22 Male badger, escaping over ploughed land, digs (5,3,7) 23 Put up European tax shelter limits (7) 24 Understanding one thing’s problematic (7)

DOWN

1 Stall and hit rocks left nearer the bottom (7) 2 After articles in three countries a man flees abroad incognito (5,1,5,4) 3 150 identical tips for festival (9) 4 Watch bottom with round bits protruding (5) 5 Girlfriend cut sandwiches and cried (4,1,4) 6 GI (Republican) palms king and another card (5) 7 Goad communicant after Reformation, unlike 9 and 22 (15) 8 Types behind keeping guard regularly (7) 13 Given the runaround, English father boards cutter (3,1,5) 14 Estates in Spain misled, when recruiting 100 there (9) 15 Competent party boss apparently taken in (7) 17 Cunning, extremely skilful rowers (7) 19 Austen girl fills in weekly diary (5) 20 Penniless Greek city, one in Asia (5)