CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

▶ Across

1. Cut corner at forty-five degrees, roughly trim end of piece (5)

4. He might spell time of strife and turn the key (7)

8. ‘through the foul womb of ___ ‘(K Henry V) (5)

9. It could be hotter around the East in addition (7)

10. Suitable for an attack of illness? (3) 11. A short road maybe in the wrong market to show who made it (9)

12. Sweet, sugary stuff, but punishing in its application (4)

13. Upholsterer's yarn gets American private and redcap together (4)

18. How to render up our plan for not finding favour (9)

20. Dull, lustreless thing to put on the floor (3)

21. One met with reverse is, to the East, to set out singly (7)

22. Supply crew and leave the fruit (5) 23. Waterways, George initially says (7) 24. Shoal or sandbank creates no end of Inferno in Science Fiction (5)

▶ Down

1. If arm can tug UN around, it's on the make (13)

2. Intoxicated men lose their head when they apply the spanner (7)

3. Something actually existing has it instead of right of entry (6)

4. Funny man joining Prince Henry nevertheless (6)

5. Was staggered to see Scarlet holding the fish (6)

6. Letter to one such as Plato to ring the wrong game (5)

7. Deface leopard with blows that will easily beat competitor (5,5,3)

14. Vast people in semi-confusion (7) 15. Make one sliver quietly included (6) 16. Varies the last letters to include the Queen (6)

17. Inclination in a backstreet, so one treads with much noise (6)

19. Simple attachment reveals fold that's sewn in (5)