Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1. It’s directly opposite to the tail: one can’t alter that (12)

8. It’s meant to punish your pint perhaps (8)

9. To put one’s name to it may be an indication (4)

11. It may put one out of there (5)

12. An itch one may have for wine (7)

13. Fist used in the noble art, no doubt (4)

15. Cosy way arms are reversed (4)

19. Messenger taking proclamation reader round Otago University (7)

20. Use explosive as an expletive (5)

22. Photograph a successful tissue graft (4)

23. Stabling provided if involuntarily stopping car (8) 24. Becoming an expert in a field since a GP is about fifty-one (12)

DOWN

2. There are eight ahead of the choral symphony (5)

3. One by one soundly lock people away (2,4)

4. Roman poet it can be a chore to translate (6)

5. Inch gone endlessly wrong in roll of hair behind the head (7) 6. England tag is put out, showing where to disembark (7-5) 7. So to depict pain is attributable to abdominal trouble (12) 10. Going by way of Virginia, take one in (3)

14. Bad luck, Ken breaks finger joint (7)

16. Well, it may be an attack of madness (3)

17. Blurt a version of it that’s beastly (6)

18. Printer’s sign for blue, so awkward to set (6) 21. Extraneous use of one in the wrong lane (5)