CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Shows active elation - until one runs out of bounds? (5,3,3) 9 One who pays to be a permanent resident (7)

10 Go and get an article to realise a certain price (5) 11 The sort of fumes coming from dreadful car

I had! (5)

12 Clothing superior to everything else? (7)

13 Such a driver is likely to have several coaches (6) 15 He regularly gives

his services (6) 18 Revolver’s smoking - as a result of this range? (7)

20 In the rope-works is a long fibre (5) 22 What is accepted as the standard by a girl (5)

23 They burn parts of school uniforms! (7) 24 Subjecting to abuse - indisposed - prescribing a remedy (3-8)

DOWN

2 Make a statement extreme (5)

3 A row after a friend becomes a knight (7) 4 Distant line of little pigs (6) 5 Weapon used to do some looting? (5) 6 Go faster, but not in step! (7) 7 Spy near eastern country - he acts for the landowners (6,5) 8 One whose pastime is postimpressionism? (11)

14 Common soldier who assumes command (7) 16 The others needing cunning to turn over a new leaf? (7)

17 Presumably the sort of mate to be relied upon (6) 19 This will beat one in a red suit (5)

21 Unbending at the

back (5) No 16,713