CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1.

defender (8)

5. Seller posing as mail initially (4)

9. Cried out with horror, reportedly, but made ends meet (4)

10. Best times of the day to iron out problems? (8)

11. Interlaced in the kiln on Wednesday (5)

12. with the plant (7)

13. Gathers onions for next to nothing (2,1,10)

18. Gave Norm a seaside plant (8)

19. (4)

20. Noiselessly yell out in the meeting (7)

21. Instruments from the potato family so to speak (5)

22. Headquarters chair (4)

23. See! Ted & me are highly regarded (8)

Down 2.

Catches chipmunk now notably never heard of (7)

3. Novice gets a line trimmer on Saturday – it was in the books! (7)

4. Are they pleasant people to deal with? Not always (5,8)

6. Play on words punch I get from northern Indian (7)

7. Horse car (7)

8. Cantankerous, Caesar leaves to get massage relief? (6)

13. When this occurs it “Does get in!” (7)

14. Me, Asian? Problem is I can’t remember (7)

15. Sounds like the lady’s glove was with the recluse (6)

16. Pure art causes ecstasy (7)

17. Not anywhere – like home (2,5)