CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Is annoyed to put the king in dire trouble (5)

4. There may be something Euclidean about her to me (7)

8. He gives a party no roubles (5)

9. Performance, by Italian, in clear medley (7)

10. Vehicle that starts causing accidents reportedly (3)

11. Make fender fit something else (9)

12. How impolite Gray’s village forefathers were! (4)

13. Ananias was brought back by train (4)

18. Treat with one: get it a different way (9)

20. It returns with first convulsive twitch (3)

21. Was bought a drink as doctor dealt with patient (7)

22. Show to criticise severely to start with (5)

23. The climb-down is quite proper when society is included (7)

24. Is staggering, seeing how they’re used with rods (5)

DOWN

1. Imbued with way of thinking, reaction didn’t have to be changed (13)

2. Congenial as spirit of the sort revolutionary produces (7)

3. Make fun of the deer I’d scattered (6)

4. It’s good husbandry that makes the sea pink (6)

5. Went and got it topped off, and drawn in acid (6)

6. It was an early change of heart (5)

7. Award initially shared by the Master of Ceremonies (8,5)

14. As deeply emotional when at home as teens can be (7)

15. Figure in the round the Tate presents us with (6)

16. Group of players take it it’s an outlaw (6)

17. How one may modify uncontrolled anger (6)

19. An American may suppose it to be conjecture (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Join the club 8. Mason 9. Magnate

10. Illicit 11. Armed 12. Genius 14. Verger 18. Doric 19. Uranium

21. Unclean 23. After 24. Performance

Down 1. Jumping 2. Insulin 3. Tonic 4. Enmity 5. Luggage 6. Boa

7. Bread 13. Unclear 15. Glisten 16. Remorse 17. Quango 18. Doubt

20. Alarm 22. Cup