Cryptic crossword

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS 16/11/2018 Across: 1 All the same; 7 Trout; 8 Minster; 10 Informed; 11 Born; 13 Encore; 15 Tea set; 17 Used; 18 Proceeds; 21 Bottled; 22 Aisle; 23 Grand total. Down: 1 Aloof; 2 Literary; 3 Hamlet; 4 Sung; 5 Methods; 6 Strike dumb; 9 Runs to seed; 12 Penchant; 14 Creator; 16 Credit; 19 Easel; 20 Plan.

ACROSS

1. Males agree in mind (8) 5. Raised big-headed Communist (4) 9. Chief finds mother at home (4) 10. A busy worker sent in but he wasn’t there (8) 11. Country where father was caught in wicked act (5) 12. Sharp replies in the lab? (7) 13. Army commander who is often seen in the library? (7,6) 18. Relating as necessary for completeness (8) 19. Mountains feature in display coming back (4) 20. Disparaged red dice (7) 21. Father meets friend of pope (5) 22. Regret dunderhead’s entry was impolite (4) 23. Assuming making choice after publicity (8)

DOWN

2. Formerly sufficient illustration (7) 3. Silent “e” able to be stretched (7) 4. Generous with party workers? (7-6) 6. Went to bed having left work (7) 7. Wardrobe? (7) 8. Pay the bill and stay here (6) 13. Member of mutual aid society gives Dutch currency (7) 14. Observed that the cake wasn’t coated? (7) 15. Get back for example in wet weather (6) 16. Not yielding to requests of first man to take on worker (7) 17. Give reasons for changing axle-pin (7)