CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. See 12

6. Takes in an over desirous knight (3)

8. What you can hear top athletes perform on? (6,7)

9. The looks have it we hear (4)

10. Readily distinguishable? Very likely! (8)

12 & 1ac. Personalised plate “NE1410S” could land you in court! (6,3,6)

13. The judgement the man got made him squirm (6)

16. Trailing a type of possum (8)

18. Insects that get on your nerves (4)

21. A bit of a sucker for housework (6,7)

22. A flat out fib (3)

23. Dill trees? Can be latticed (9)

Down

1. Made a mockery of seasoned stuffing! (5)

2. Wonky, Richard and French youth leader held on to each other (7)

3. Cordon bleu roadhouse takes in new currency (4)

4. Pink sodium somehow used as serviette (6)

5. Tasters get right about appetisers (8)

6. Whisk Einstein had for Hank (5)

7. The dandelion, for example, can make tees rot (7)

11. Teach corruption in Curt St. (8)

12. The coming of cold war rivalry (7)

14. Are they turned in for no turn up? (7)

15. There’s a cleric round about (6)

17. Picnic headland has a crevice (5)

19. A bit of pinkish-red material (5)

20. Laze about? Quite the opposite! (4)