Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

1 Element barium

fed to horse (6) 5 Among the best,

a test says (6) 8 Some seafarers a

long way off (4) 9 Survival equipment for long term prisoner with a small foot (4,4) 10 Frozen diamonds

beside port (4,4) 11 Yearn for tree (4) 12 Almost exact

summary (6) 14 Numbers in Greek capital being inquisitive (6) 16 Call for attention

by an edge (4) 18 Where a polenta

is placed (2,1,5) 20 Send nice letters off, though infuriated (8) 21 Place to live without charge (4) 22 Most broad when wife edits around (6) 23 Snuggle in the

finest leather (6)

DOWN

2 Cop right by

place of work (7) 3 Bitter cold in

dry (5) 4 Potentially vilest, see it on the box (10,3) 5 Dye we land off

Essex town (7,6) 6 Concerning a very large strut inside (7) 7 Impish colonel

finds guards (5) 13 Left out of finish of

contest (7) 15 Ten turn to dance

game (7) 17 Capital almost has number one (5) 19 Flits around

elevators (5)