CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Out and out way to issue notes, for example (5)

4. Practise boxing and have an argument with a bird (7)

8. Flower with full contents in the apex (5) 9. Not getting up in the morning: is it the confinement? (5,2)

10. Even the result may get collared (3) 11. Addicted to drink provided by local company – Hi! (9)

12. Slacken off each half demi-semi (4) 13. A material sort of joint would appear to be sound (4)

18. What one has in mind in canvas shelter with one on (9)

20. Beverage not quite sufficient for eleven (3)

21. Mother's brother hasn't finished, the snake – let go! (7)

22. Dug out, so one might care to hear (5) 23. Made quite certain of sort of ruse in conclusion (7)

24. Being unsuccessful, he makes sole adjustment right at the end (5)

Down

1. What hot news is, as one might count sixty seconds (2,2,3,6)

2. Those who retail tales count in banking circles (7)

3. Iterate what is concerned with fuel (6) 4. Pick Squadron-Leader to vote into office (6)

5. What smoker may need is to get off the train (6)

6. Royal note at the heart of what is genuine (5)

7. Footballer accepts order, being commissioned in the RAF (4,9)

14. Former wife looks after somebody and stretches it out (7)

15. Not just: dark, then? (6)

16. One quietly hurried around and took small mouthfuls (6)

17. Creature turned up in Bedlam in anorak (6) 19. Things that annoy sheep are signifying correct answers (5)

Yesterday's solution

Across 1. Conjectured 8. Motor 9. Shutter 10. Imperil 11. Agony 12. Endear 14. Abbess 18. Corgi 19. Trapper 21. Prattle 23. Owned 24. Encompasses

Down 1. Combine 2. Notepad 3. Error 4. Tussle 5. Rhubarb 6. Dot 7. Hurry 13. Asiatic 15. Expends 16. Strides

17. Stream 18. Coper 20. Aroma 22. Awe