CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

2. An early print evidence may lead to (5)

5. A bit of a leggy young animal (4)

7. Being flaccid, will walk unevenly (4)

8. It is mortification that turns nag green (8)

9. Am inches out where mechanical contrivances are concerned (8)

11. A throw at the Aunt Sally that makes it dusty (4)

12, 15. Magic eye to snap charged room in prison with (13,4)

15. see 12

17. These boys, the boffins, seen as ‘moor’ (8)

19. Code’s fun but one gets in a muddle about it (8)

21. One’s security against attendance is seen atop the stumps (4)

22. Flesh for one man is another’s poison, they say (4)

23. The harvest is idly gathered around the East (5)

DOWN

1. Hips can get broken, but they say one gets strength from it (7)

2. A non-alcoholic drink to go with such music? (3)

3. A bodily part for a church instrument (5) 15/8

4. It’s a subtle piece of play if sense can be made of it (7)

5. Motoring club that turned up a limousine (3)

6. Meal that may lead to one being confused (5)

10. Place to stay that’s very warm with the Spanish (5)

11. Change sound made by Communion table (5)

13. My bases are supplied from the ambassador’s residence (7)

14. Doing pressing work on one, grin about it (7)

16. In Woman it’s all right to waken it in the mind (5)

18. Sponge on a CD, for example, that’s spinning (5)

20. If in good condition, it will match one’s measurements (3)

21. Make an offer to call in a game of cards (3) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Disapproving 8. In favour 9. Apse 11. Apron

12. Grounds 13. Tack 15. Teem 19. Renegue 20. Eaten

22. Pier 23. Adorable 24. Cattle market

Down: 2. Infer 3. Advent 4. Plunge 5. Impinge 6. Greasemonkey 7. Misanthropic 10. Fox 14. Convent 16. Age

17. Seldom 18. Bearer 21. Table