CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Go to bang around on a vehicle useful after a fall (8)

7. Dog when wild is doing wrong (5)

8. Mysterious as clue is, make it PC and cry like this (7)

9. The loss may be made by put-up places (7)

10. How to join up with a torch from the past (4)

12. Being true to life, is to be found in the kingdom (7)

14. X times it felt Don to be wrong (7)

17. Remains lodged in Charon’s river, one is told (4)

18. Naval craft can warp his version of it (7)

21. An ancient Scot might rue his portrait (7)

22. Something that’s running between banks (5)

23. Around January 1st, etc, is indeed downcast (8)

DOWN

1. It could amuse one to catch trout like this (6)

2. Gathering shares is like doing one’s shopping at home (6,2)

3. An ancient Germanic type obtained hydrogen (4)

4. Its functioning may be a matter of fluke (6)

5. One up for Mother Brown, this joint (4)

6. Play it when feigning death (6)

7. One might stand it, being so far removed (7)

11. A sibling might be in order (7)

13. Trust in chorus-leader maybe to teach one (8)

14. To draw up in the direction of it (6)

15. May have applied for one to leave to mark it in spots (6)

16. Use up energy and half expose the finish (6)

19. Wander over, somehow (4)

20. Account man gives is what will hurt (4) SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Bracket 4. Proffer 8. Wilt 9. Undetected

11. Inhere 12. Sedately 14. Day of rest 15. Paced 17. Whale

18. Baritones 19. Horseman 21. Career 23. Sounded off

24. Ashy 25. Andiron 26. Retired

Down: 1. Bow window 2. All the year round 3. Tune

4. Prefecture 5. Omega 6. Father confessor 7. Ruddy 10. Trifle

13. Herb-garden 15. Pot-man 16. Destroyed 19. Hosea

20. Eider 22. Afar