CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Freedom to AB meant going ashore in it (7-4)

8. Plant sulphur within a triangular piece of land (5)

9. Makes trellis that will hold a bird of prey (7)

10. Fine inner net will melt, arm being twisted (7)

11. In a funny way do reverse idly after one left (5)

12. One bolting loses heart where aircraft lands (6)

14. Man got the date wrong when angry (6)

18. It shows what’s owed by young woman coming out with it (5)

19. Speaking at the top of one’s voice, for crying out loud (7)

21. Tell one’s secret if one makes CD of it (7)

23. Cheek that may come to one in a bottle (5)

24. Blooms for those not invited to dance (11)

DOWN

1. An open boat will have less displacement (7)

2. Deal struck that the publican will profit from (7)

3. A poet’s tears, he found, when in the drink (5)

4. Countrymen might almost lose key that’s misplaced (6)

5. Direction the wind takes off the sea (7)

6. Blackjack, perhaps (3)

7. Sort of beef about getting off to start the match (5)

13. The pile that was made by the industrious (7)

15. Subject payment that was given approvingly (7)

16. Introduce irrelevant matter to soldier turning up in costume (7)

17. This shows the body I refer to is mine (6)

18. If feeling poorly, had to take a back-seat (5)

20. A loss made by a rope with a running loop (5)

22. At present there’s nothing in the region of Cheshire (3)