CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 7. Things one recalls concerning assemblages of paintings (13) 8. Where blood is concerned, a matter of give-and-take (11) 12. Again show what happened about the drama (6) 14. Set a high value on being met: see it differently (6) 16. Inspiration may be drawn from the bar (6) 18. Rich man taking time to strip one (6) 19. Give proof of how modest a rent may be (11) 23. In fit relationship to poor parent, one might put it (13) DOWN 1. Lonsdale’s recognition of a sharp blow (4) 2. Last thing for musician to play held up in braggadocio (4) 3. Vitreous look girl has, being held by non-u guy (6) 4. Charge one, having put copper in the wrong case (6) 5. Motorway, one I’d turned up in the south of France (4) 6. In one instant it’s on an alteration (4) 9. Completely full reel pet makes of it (7) 10. Have too much intake: get too ‘ot? (7) 11. Black spot must take its third ahead (4) 3/8 12. Port of red stone (4) 13. Proverbially industrious worker may be a soldier (3) 15. Almost jump over the rope to go on the piste (3) 17. Country suffers a loss, being in need of food (6) 18. Hold one back while arranging date at home (6) 19. One is ignorant of being kept in it (4) 20. Poem about which one will be listless (4) 21. A female, relatively (4) 22. Young pigs held up by the rustlers (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Across: 1. Leg of mutton 7. Cripple 9. Pier 11. Lithe 12. Warned 14. Festivities 18. Office 20. Often 22. Cock 23. Indents 24. Buttonholed Down: 2. Epistle 3. Meet 4. Onion 5. Scold 6. Bride 8. Prentice 10. Cartload 13. Eve 15. Entente 16. Torch 17. Gnash 19. Fichu 21. Sign