CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Fool aliens with effects (6) 5. Extra legal requirements for jockeys (6) 8. Type of motor on loan to directors (8) 9. Prevaricate about some party (4) 10. Which person at a stop (4) 11. Loud gun at a distance from agricultural area (8) 12. Hinder when I’m going east on foot (6) 13. Cheat from Switzerland lies again (6) 15. Non-amateur to pass conventions (8) 18. Bloke with hard hat passed round (4) 19. Swindle with Scotsman’s backing (4) 20. Italian movement of face, sentimental (8) 21. Corner in front of river for fisherman (6) 22. Even poacher amnesty on expanses of water (6)

DOWN

2. Amateurish con tricks from Brazil, perhaps (5,8) 3. Hug me having returned with couple (7) 4. Illicitly take a bit (7) 5. Two-way detection method (5) 6. Dry it may be, but not clean (5) 7. After-sound could be over terrain (13) 13. Firm left before boom collapsed in Asian port (7) 14. Annoy with smoke (7) 16. Sri Lankan built a milestone outside (5) 17. Professional life, English disregarded, for a vocational role (5)