CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

7. Set out defrosted food (6)

8. Yapper thrown out or money up first (6)

9. Something you watch and can see through (4)

10. Opposition gets the ball – an apple type? (8)

11. A dog wearing lots of jumpers? (7)

13. Upgrade Uxbridge cafe partly for intimate meal (1,4)

15. Dog found on the railway was turned into Indian dish (5)

17. Get stoned? Now that will scare me! (7)

20. He sells wicked wares (8) 21. Recycled ship? (4) 22. Unfelt, but easy for you to say (6)

23. A baby gun? Could be found around and close at hand (6)

Down

1. Some mafioso CIA let into the party (6)

2. Roman? It is all the same to me (4)

3. South African seaport natives … (7)

4. … have fights over the masts (5) 5. Instrument played by minute taker (8)

6. Racing agency returns on French water boat (6)

12. Sounds like a gamekeeper is a planner (8)

14. Go back – for another operation? (7)

16. Supported – like the winning trophy (6)

18. Get car part and partly peel off end erroneously (6)

19. Bomb lit zeppelin part up during raid (5)

21. Get fingers caught with bottle opener by the door (4)