CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Urchin ostensibly hides trousers (6) 5 Mother with Caledonian charm (6) 8 Goodness me! We’ve caught a duck (4) 9 Circle part of courtyard before declamation (8) 10 People looking hard round back of restaurant for appetisers (8) 11 Declare mean loss of age (4) 12 Payment on trust might be direct (6) 14 Annoy with sewing tool (6) 16 Overtake on mountain route (4) 18 A supporter there and running wild (8) 20 Resist something appearing within facing (8) 21 Noisy author at the Irish parliament (4) 22 Large rodent, light brown colour, makes wickerwork material (6) 23 Cake for sea creature? (6)

DOWN

2 Pet food with rest cure (7) 3 Northern vessel is more modern (5) 4 Home Counties mission helping with legal confiscation (13) 5 Rail fare for the elderly? (5,2,6) 6 Outward appearance of expert on a Malibu board? (7) 7 Weight change on cue (5) 13 Distribute diamonds, I yell! (4,3) 15 Touching down here at the end of an internal flight (7) 17 Leading European character in local pharmacy (5) 19 Travelled with nothing on to Wild West show (5)