Daily crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Remove dunderhead he's leaving! (4)

3 He sets 8 (heaps of

them?) (8)

8 For once it's the

puzzler's answer (4)

9 Wine passed round in

instrument (8)

11 Unknown people enter and French disaffection results (12)

13 What the match needs

is a stoppage (6)

14 Where to find a steady

horse? (6)

17 Apathy during dispute

(12)

20 Infuse dutch courage?

(8)

21 Shout that the score is

100-100 (4)

22 Gave up the job, being

submissive (8)

23 Advance a pound at

last (4)

Down

1 Unfold? No - make

smaller (8)

2 Gambler's agitation?

(7)

4 Please by bursting boil,

for example (6)

5 Imperious peer seen about Conservative MP (10)

6 Leonard is at home as

Communist leader (5)

7 Tear round at speed (4)

10 Attack on defender in absence the referee wouldn't stand for (4-6)

12 Revoked so sounded

the bells again (8)

15 Dressing makes the

orchestra older! (7)

16 The secretaries can't

skate here! (6)

18 Concludes prognoses

on facial projections (5)

19 One rank in a sortie resolves the problem

(4)