CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 2. First man to get rid of a revolutionary facial adornment (9) 8. What ticks inside garret? (5) 9. Subjugate the half-open newspapers (7) 10. Provide prisoner with testimonial (10) 12. Gets together chicken and pork quotes (5) 14. Stand in, Doctor Lowe? Come and have a say (5) 15. Family member gets a kiss from the rest (10) 18. Doilies designed for worship (7) 19. Arab port will do, by the sounds of it (5) 20. See Milton juggling at landmark occasion (9)

DOWN 1. No one will back this kind of performance (13) 2. Teen aims to produce shows in the afternoon (8) 3. Cruel treatment of mouth sore (5) 4. The first creators of Russian currency were up to no good (13) 5. Money to be invested in Washington, for example (7) 6. Buried entrance conceals idyllic garden (4) 7. Planning to become very good at babysitting (13) 11. Change a letter in Scrabble to make SCRAWL (8) 13. It’s not usually on the menu, but it’s exceptional! (7) 16. Claudio lost some of sound system (5) 17. Spineless person goes by the book, or the tape (4)