CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Way to proceed backwards held by coach not to be genuine (5)

4. Pie does get mashed in such an interesting incident (7)

8. Exhibit situation such as beauty spot (9) 9. One digit bound for the East (3) 10. Weeds any one of which may give one a rash (7)

12. Fast time given out for a while (4) 14. Yet an eleven could give one worry of this sort (7)

17. Give a shout to so-called stones raining down on one (4)

18. She, in person (7) 20. Franco-British articles for a girl (3) 21. Month for pets to curl up before glowing coal (9)

23. One at pillar-box holding a pound, not that there's much to it (7)

24. Out of which one is under the weather or among the saints (5)

Down

1. Out of which there is no commercial activity (8,5)

2. Increase in size may be a morbid formation (6)

3. Put plans in order to take somebody else's place (8)

4. Age taking part in veracity (3)

5. One thing time can restore (4) 6. Channel for selling cricket and tennis terms (6)

7. They may include elements of heating with power (8,5)

11. One who may get unfortunately hit with manuscript (5)

13. Sort of night when no leading players appear? (8)

15. In marshy land silver isn't actually there (6)

16. Representative remembering reign somehow to have been lost (6)

19. At one time was not new (4)

22. At which even father is right to conclude it (3)

Friday's solution

Across 2. Cigar 5. Cash 7. Drop 8. Eviction 9. Dissents 11. Able 12. Characterised 15. Fang 17. Coldness 19. Compiled 21. Bags 22. Wean 23. Sings Down 1. Tarnish 2. Cup 3. Green 4. Reissue 5. Cat 6. Shoal 10. Shrug 11. Asian 13. Cockles 14. Ensigns 16. Above 18. Laden 20. Pun 21. Bus