CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

3 Marines set lesson (7)

7 Pursued for being pure, say (6) 8 Averse to making a profit on the way (7)

9 Tape over head (4)

11 Don’t answer, just overtake (4) 12 Rush to arrange heats (5)

15 Stop in time to have a beer (4) 16 Won’t change location (4) 17 Come in from barren terrain (5)

18 Note from yours truly to doctor (4)

19 Yield a plant ovule, say (4) 21 Sang at home - noted composition (7)

22 Work for politicians (6)

23 Contain everything in bag (7)

DOWN

1 Mark’s out of mascara (4)

2 Shout about a politician being unchecked (7)

3 Some furniture, as set out (5) 4 Border of hedges (4)

5 Admit tie was fixed and emulated (8)

6 Horrid to rent out (6)

10 A drug to get a heavenly body (8)

11 Hoping to include fastener (3) 13 Pig gets new home, come what may (7)

14 Couple also heard (3)

15 Quiet fairy started to go bad (6) 18 Honour for being badly lamed (5)

19 Cancellation includes room (4)

20 Different from shape (4)