Telegraph crossword

Across 1

5

8

9

10

Inspiring wonder (7) Somerset city (5) Military cap (5) Behind the wheel (7) Secret advantage (5,4)

12 Prompt (3)

13 Feed us (anag.) (6)

14 Broadcast; inconvenienced (3,3)

17 Winter ailment (3)

18 Litter for the wounded (9)

20 Virtuoso solo passage (7)

21 Accelerate sharply (3,2) 23 City in Kansas (5)

24 Terra firma (3,4) Down

1 Head monk (5)

2 Corn spike (3)

3 Tentacled creature (7) 4 Earned (anag.) (6)

5 Bizarre; uncanny (5)

6 Simple garment (9)

7 Propose (7)

11 Baseless (9)

13 Disfigured (7)

15 Absolutely (7)

16 Short assignment (6) 18 Burn slightly (5)

19 Moving at speed (5) 22 Through (3)