CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Peter, or part he plays being the one who does it (11) 8. Taking advantage of one with gun is wrong (5) 9. How to shorten the seats of royalty (7)

10. Finds broken crest in the reservoir (7)

11. A single whole but tiny u-turn (5)

12. Ability to say things that may be written in play (6) 14. How could she act out being virtuous? (6)

18. It goes west to east, east to west, and that’s flat (5) 19. Master Lawrence initially could reach out to (7) 21. Picture of a small boy making bomb, in a way (7) 23. An element to be found in rhubarb or onions (5) 24. How a lout reigns, or rules (11)

DOWN

1. Suddenly swoops on the cup one’s put out (7) 2. Upper-class series possibly to bring out again (7)

3. The Roman standard wasn’t as good as the albatross (5) 4. Grant one made to a crew member (6)

5. It’s by way of being finished with one another (7)

6. How many copies are to be printed for race (3)

7. Has to have unknown quantity smelling of mould (5)

13. It may be one’s occupation getting one on the telephone (7) 15. Lively movement an Italian will take to be a joke (7)

16. And one is mistaken about the messages that are run (7) 17. An easy walk on the street for one to go over and over (6) 18. Be ill-disposed to defame one in print (5)

20. The range of the bat I’m using (5)

22. How it will spoil the red planet endlessly (3)