CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 3 Tries enough in ship (7) 7 A lesson is corrupt (6) 8 Reinforce broken lobster (7) 9 Rite used flag (4) 11 Information on European bit inherited (4) 12 Brief order for textile (5) 15 Hire in Brentwood (4) 16 Lame sort of dinner, say (4) 17 Total state (5) 18 Air of invention (4) 19 Religious education is included in climb (4) 21 Live wearing costume (7) 22 Supporter of socks? (6) 23 Lisa apt to confuse sort of awareness (7) DOWN

1 A great deal of service (4) 2 Pleased with what’s inside (7) 3 Bears used as weapon (5) 4 Beer made with old plant (4) 5 Same tips about games (8) 6 Almost regretting the Spanish salad plant (6) 10 Work together to bury performance (8) 11 Obtain from huge tin (3) 13 Chap developed hate below (7) 14 Traitor within fraternity (3) 15 Buries arrangement of gems (6) 18 Woman takes it to be very important (5) 19 Brigade’s capital (4) 20 Different from document (4)