DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across 1. Ben's lies are prudent (8) 5. Girl put wager on his head (4) 9. Water flows back in curve that crosses itself (4) 10. The status of seeking election? (8) 11. About to leave piece for intolerant, narrowminded person (5) 12. Odd one in succession is like a lion (7) 13. Sanity demands surplus worked out in the head (6,7) 18. Depicts beams on the left (8) 19. Spiritual charge is the remedy (4) 20. At the start use a capital letter (7) 21. Bend to provide 19 about 5 (5) 22. Silences with jokes? (4) 23. Truly sorry for writer finding 10 in it (8) Down 2. Eastern incentive for stirring feelings (7) 3. Drink wine as something to lean on (7) 4. Nursery character who makes youngster depressed (6,3,4) 6. Issue confused idiot in the centre of Kent (7) 7. He, eying disorder, restored healthy principles (7) 8. Open out United Nations list (6) 13. Being depressed about pigheadedly cleaning up (7) 14. It demands patient attention (7) 15. Fearing half Africa needs help (6) 16. Bill for current number (7) 17. Vehicle towing a vehicle – or rather the towed vehicle (7)