Cryptic crossword

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS 05/12/2020 Across: 1 Dark horse; 8 Asp; 9 Philanderer; 11 Meander; 12 Elope; 13 Accent; 15 Stocks; 17 Bleep; 18 Aground; 20 Treads water; 22 Leo; 23 Sedentary.

Down: 2 Ash; 3 Hoard; 4 Riders; 5 Earnest; 6 Ward of court; 7 Oppressed; 10 Isaac Newton; 11 Meatballs; 14 Nippers; 16 Landed; 19 Rowan; 21 Ear.

ACROSS

7. Language derived from

English in dialect form (5)

8. Insulting a public

transport vehicle taking

four out East (7)

9. Cloth beaten (7)

10. Entry in such catalogues

means combat (5)

12. His transport is blown up

and he gets... (10)

15. ...something to look at

with downcast eyes (6,4)

18. Follower of religion in

which, in due order, there

are castes (5)

19. Economical telephone

call to watering place (7)

21. Alloy that is used for golf

club (7)

22. A backward idiot not

joining in (5)

DOWN

1. In which the exhibitor

comes clean? (6,4)

2. Half keen to attempt a

way in (5)

3. Elevator goes down

51 feet (4)

4. Composer of polish and

elegance (6)

5. Force something stronger

than a catnap? (8)

6. Gets relations lubricated

– it keeps the water

out! (7)

11. Causing to explode as

the journey begins? (7,3)

13. Conjecturing it’s tip top in

sausage mixture (2,1,5)

14. I chased Scot from

Middle Eastern

country (7)

16. Singlet already

acquired (6)

17. Is such a key really

unimportant? (5)

20. The first man to make a

lady lose her head (4)