CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. It got plastered, like the classical judge of beauty (5)

4. Wards off the attack by various sisters (7)

8. See car about to be tossed in games (5)

9. Rearing of it could run true to form (7)

10. Habit of excluding whistle-blower from the rubbish (3)

11. Having poked about, grew into an explosive barrel (6,3)

12. Direction given to a schoolmate of Tom’s (4)

13. Feature of building I’ve added to record (4)

18. Means of support, so rescuer might put it (9)

20. To be short of 10 cents isn’t at all bright (3)

21. It’s Rome that can supply a sort of lock (7)

22. Accustom one to run-back that is surrounded (5)

23. A new lease of life for the crossply, say (7)

24. Flower giving us a good deal to begin with (5)

DOWN

1. His work will be to go around painting (7,6)

2. Groups of games played in American overshoes (7)

3. Bits that are left over from scrimmages (6)

4. Fame came to Wren, on his reconstruction (6)

5. Or, best sort of water-ice to be made (6)

6. Once pierced, was glued together (5)

7. But they are not used to knock runners together (6-7)

14. Once more be sceptical as to piece of fortification (7)

15. Turned up with rodents and a bit of cleaning lava (6)

16. Pip about to get credit for a long effusion (6)

17. Sighting of one in a kind of lapse (6)

19. Parts that might be used as mackerel bait (5)