Crossword

Across

1 Facial expression noble Anne changed before church (11) 7 Hotel losing all contents: utter thief uncordial and nasty (7) 8 Cutting back on beer in bar (7)

10 Marked lack of cuddling partner (5)

11 American willing for piano to be completely stripped (9) 12 African native’s wife painting house close to Johannesburg (7)

14 Warrior spirit reflected in development of Asia (7) 15 Intern cleared out skip coming to us (7)

18 Young beast bit German neighbour (7) 20 Characteristic rush to return eastern currency no longer in use (9)

21 Little bit odd in empty catacomb (5)

22 Approaching rogue in anger (7)

23 Bird’s right din on far side of mineral spring (7)

24 Officers from university caught in fib by those renting (11)

Down

1 Dog on a hill, one overseeing museum (7)

2 Empty fund, excited to acquire house finally (5) 3 Meaningful narration (7) 4 Noticed about ladder at regular points going up in sewers (7)

5 Given pseudonym that’s appropriate upset male journalist (9)

6 Bodily organ with another, heart excised previously (7)

7 Engineer drew that inn using pen, perhaps (11)

9 Player’s problem intense playing with large fiddlestick (6,5)

13 Rodents metres below river covered in hard frozen water (5,4)

16 Tool and plug put in scrap (7)

17 Current of air upended the short beefeater? (7) 18 Opinion lad adopts (5,2) 19 Works ever so frantically outside for all to see (7)

21 Secure area to the north in Asian country (5)