Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1. Court officer involves past in the quarrel (8)

4. Got rid of the shellfish spawn in one’s mouth (4)

8. It bores everything that sounds like it (3) 9. Redhead may use it in the kitchen, naturally (5)

10. Be in the red? We have nothing to begin with (3) 11. Was hit on the head and had to have tooth capped (7) 12. Am to get heath plant in the New World (5) 13. Joyous ceremony could once be trial arrangement (11) 17. Show clothes can be small version of the real thing (5) 18. Chuckle at her colt running around (7)

20. A heart of gold, but it may be involved in row (3) 21. Amend the way one’s nominated (5)

22. Bearded process starts as whiskers, naturally (3) 23. Sat back and took potassium: just the job! (4)

24. Lots of eggs one holds tightly to one (8)

DOWN

1. Catalepsy made one less than certain of it (6)

2. Illness one caught in game of chukkas (5)

3. Made to pay for study if it’s up to it (5)

5. A condition of being poor is about to start victimisation (7) 6. Part of shoe to pace about with (6)

7. State, Pa or Ma? (10)

9. Away from centre of influence the Navy might handle it (10) 14. Lasts it out to the finish, sure of its adaptation (7)

15. I’m going to send a letter to the tax (6)

16. In which one has the advantage of following deuce (6) 18. Arrived at Luxor initially with the ship of the desert (5) 19. Give instruction to everyone singly, nothing being left out (5)