CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

3 Rushed around, getting daughter to shiver (7) 7 Reportedly pursued for being pure (6) 8 Oxford Blue depicted as Roman (7) 9 Incline towards nurse (4) 11 I let out mosaic piece (4) 12 Husky, say, or another animal (5) 15 German song wasn’t honest (4) 16 Ever-changing swerve (4) 17 Mopes about at meeting (5) 18 Air of invention (4) 19 Present in the recording (4) 21 French veto in the past at new figure (7) 22 Volunteers in silent change (6) 23 Sits after work and resists (7)

DOWN

1 Bachelor’s pain (4) 2 Father’s connections to baked goods (7) 3 Notes about weight (5) 4 Top of the address (4) 5 Find woman’s insurance (8) 6 Athlete’s bean (6) 10 Lead door ordered for city of gold (2,6) 11 Dump the end (3) 13 Genuine novel included continuation (7) 14 Ready for collection (3) 15 Ale not brewed in shed (4-2) 18 Object in heaven, usually (5) 19 Poet loses right to residence (4) 20 Charge on time and distance (4)