CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. Disorganised vote led to ban (4) 3. Opening taproom with longest key (5,3) 9. Athletes that can be found lying in hallways (7) 10. Tarantino unsurprisingly embraces certain words (5) 11. Lack of interest in discrepancy (12) 13. Allergic reaction to a maths problem (6) 15. Hi-fi store arranged to carry earphones first (6) 17. Fun place for dish in ship’s kitchen (7,5) 20. Trivial sort of officer (5) 21. Music master plays at Rome’s ruins (7) 22. Sit astride and half rest on broken ladder (8) 23. Grudging admiration for loveless envoy (4)

DOWN 1. Convert I call mostly upright (8) 2. Adjusted pitch – turned out second trombone (5) 4. Bill found after four, on bed (6) 5. Strong and focused (12) 6. Does he go up and down while choosing who’s in and out? (7) 7. Reckless and a bit camera-shy (4) 8. Ego adopted by freelance (4-8) 12. Chubby Roy rings about Polly (4-4) 14. Extremity of pig or horse (7) 16. Canine’s coat (6) 18. The French can use ancient language (5) 19. Composer’s work featured in Octopussy (4)