CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1. Pushes through US streets (7) 5. Alternative choice of a drink (5) 8. Artless toreador ruined the cowboy show (5) 9. One, two, three anaesthetists! (7) 10. Eastwood held court (3) 11. The verdict from the doctor is in, as God ordered (9) 13. Honours former partner lost at sea (6) 14. Turning carbs to lipids is the crux of the first episodes (6) 16. Kitty and Tom and Johnny (5,4) 17. But it’s back to the bath (3) 19. Used by swimmers with a downcast view? (7) 21. Make a speech or eight (5) 22. Dirty study gets tidied (5) 23. Material for the least talented journalist (7) DOWN 1. It’s worth altering pitch (5) 2. Purveyors of pop that are often heard in the AM (5,8) 3. Swashbuckling fun? (9) 4. I’d removed Aladdin’s lost shoe (6) 5. Engine part seen in earliest cars and motorcycles (3) 6. A savoury snack, perhaps a Swiss roll, not oats (6,2,5) 7. Helps bass players with no opening (7) 12. Fencing partner? (9) 13. Revealed that old flame put on airs (7) 15. Went all-in? Wow! On a roll! (6) 18. Reproduce with date after craft beer (5) 20. It can wind up indoors (3)