Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS 1 Private remarks from assistants holding squadron leader (6) 5 Threaten rascal with termination (6) 8 Single king back in city where got divorced? (4) 9 One friend admitted it, note was copied (8) 10 The least peculiar sportsmen (8) 11 Notion, one virtually late (4) 12 Nothing to fix in the beginning (6) 14 Rifle about to acquire bit of gold? (6) 16 Goad football team endlessly (4) 18 Provoke girl into weird rite (8) 20 Strong nets, round at back (8) 21 Tommy therefore included fable (4) 22 Insecure and broken fan? Sue! (6) 23 Firm near damaged eye part (6) DOWN 2 Refuge lets her out (7) 3 Funny old penny loaf (5) 4 Pam is getting drunk drinking one double (8,5) 5 Quirky dictionary’s weird one hundred (13) 6 Finding a home for piano with fancy finish (7) 7 Relation, English, in French resort (5) 13 Cook eats duck and a great ape (7) 15 Section of government – it leaked name (7) 17 Don is down when rising (3,2) 19 River rodent holds mother back (5)