CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Animals one ought to be fond of (4)

3 Fitting it wrongly due to natural ability (8) 9 Landlord's correspondence? (7) 10 Cheat to become an instructor (5)

11 Older relations who make wonderful mothers and fathers? (12)

13 He pays rent for article in temporary home (6) 15 Fled on caress (6)

17 Tense ring rightly reasoning it is needlessly repetitive (12) 20 Sewer in which inland rainwater goes (5)

21 Does it tell us how many customers are served here? (7)

22 Shaken to have been first from the beginning (8)

23 The hut was shortly in her possession (4)

Down

1 Representative and semi-nude envoy (8) 2 Additionally it would be unusual if it were ordinary ... (5)

4 ... as plot has to do with mail service (6) 5 Having final result during extensive chase, perhaps (2,3,4,3)

6 Duet can be ruined never being put on the stage (7)

7 Resounding noise from the choral society (4) 8 What makes following so beastly? (4,8) 12 Brought up properly in spring? (4-4)

14 Most ran a second time up to the falls (7) 16 Development is likely to be forced under it (6) 18 This fastener has a disadvantage (5) 19 Chances at which there's no agreement (4)