CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. The players in attack go straight ahead (8)

7. The search for proportional representation and honour (5)

8. Will Jersey be on its knees to this flower? (7)

9. Concentrated on playing tennis at end of June (7)

10. A parrot taken right out of a truck (4)

12. Letters may be written out supporting the board (7)

14. An old street urchin looking for treasure in the bed (7)

17. As Fate would have it, it’s quite an achievement (4)

18. How elephant will sound like a bit of a daffodil (7)

21. It is hard work, to track game around Virginia (7)

22. Pull together a series of strokes in tennis (5)

23. Made sick, if decent, arrangement (8)

DOWN

1. It is easily said if lace gets torn (6)

2. Recompensed for the way it drew a Red out of it (8)

3. Is sickly, is unsuccessful, is decapitated (4)

4. Show how it is PC to edit thus (6)

5. Soft feathers cost less now (4)

6. Venerate the Right always, at start of election (6)

7. One receiving treatment is not easily provoked (7)

11. Is chary about giving work up for a bed in India (7)

13. Willing to put up with small child about to learn otherwise (8)

14. Am up to true form, being fully developed (6)

15. In Kent it might appear as a small animal (6)

16. Is called to have one’s hair dressed (6)

19. Guy, about fifty, may be unpleasant-looking (4)

20. Shave off two, one is told (4)