CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

▶ Across

1. S American Indians one can turn south (5)

4. Very energetic, as many CID characters can be (7)

8. Weapon thrown to spare the parts of it (5)

9. A ghost of a Pom appears around non-u haunt (7)

10. A bit of butter may give one some encouragement (3)

11. What one has in mind is to make a short day week-long (9)

12. Bookmaker's price starts on Derby Day sometimes (4)

13. Some bother causing no end of fun on a ship (4)

18. How it may come about that priest ran out (9)

20. Equal value is extracted from capital in France (3)

21. Conceited man may need a larger hat (7)

22. Bush could be about right for drink with juice and spirits (5)

23. Chose to give a seat to one standing (7) 24. The desert we sat around in (5)

▶ Down

1. It can't be borne up a Bristol pen is needed (13)

2. At being in the Apostles', it is brought into being (7)

3. Come out in dispute while the iron's hot? (6)

4. Extend from column to line having poled round end of jetty (6)

5. Almost a nobleman in the Big Apple (6) 6. Softened the sound half the team made in the mud (5)

7. In due proportion of meal and crumbs one makes of it (13)

14. Game officials prime us to behave like this (7)

15. A view of space changed by last astronaut (6)

16. Breath knocked out of me, I'd wend my way with difficulty (6)

17. View a proverb that has its ups and downs (6)

19. Put one's case in a particular guesthouse (5) ▶ Yesterday's solution Across 1. Searchlight 8. Large 9. Idiotic 10. Crowned 11. Album 12. Dredge 14. Verbal 18. Hover 19. Overrun 21. Scarlet 23. Shire 24. Heavyweight Down 1. Spliced 2. Airhole 3. Clean 4. Lairds 5. Grimace 6. Tut 7. Locum 13. Gorilla 15. Burying 16. Longest 17. Costly 18. Hasty 20. Ensue 22. Ash