CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

2. A refill showing which way the head should be placed (3-2)

5. As a man of great courage, does he have his pride? (4)

7. Has a coin a staple can latch on to (4)

8. Lawn Rory planted out – but only just (8)

9. For twelve months it will nearly go astray (8)

11. Knight’s wife is to be found in the three card trick (4)

12. A wandering Nigerian toper is turned out (13)

15. Very little can be produced at the end of the day (4)

17. Isn’t any one responsible for such madness? (8)

19. Those injured are here treated to stop hail forming (8)

21. A peg used to show how far the mouth is open (4)

22. There’s some happy release for body committed to its flames (4)

23. A sort of blue blue blood? (5)

DOWN

1. A swing part put up and catching half the breeze (7)

2. A piece of useful information may upset one (3)

3. Monkey with an Englishman when in Australia (5)

4. Model of virtue quietly going to a part of Spain (7)

5. Where to spend a penny on a game of cards? (3)

6. The way an oldie became tipsy (5)

10. Thin-sounding bucks turning up at start of year (5)

11. Thieves’ cant, as was spoken in Rome (5)

13. Have a noisy revel with the right kind of Tories (7)

14. One having widespread influence could turn the cops out (7)

16. Dentine is an alternative used in something that clings (5)

18. A witty remark from Sarah, in short (5)

20. A dish made according to the rule-book, one hears (3)

21. It will begin to set a limb upside-down (3) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Discontinued 8. Apposite 9. Fess

11. Nylon 12. Recluse 13. Fast 15. Plus 19. Carnage 20. Lacet 22. Neat

23. Flamingo 24. Enterprising

Down 2. Impel 3. Casino 4. Notary 5. Unequal 6. Dispensation

7. Magnificence 10. Act 14. Servant 16. Wax 17. Cellar 18. Clamps

21. Canon