DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

Across

5 Revolutionary driving experience for author? (7) 7 Head meets very important lady, one given to drink (5) 9 Do well getting son turned out to be respectable (6) 10 Without end, getting cross inside and outside (8) 11 Poles grow tired having got to English county (10) 13 One of twenty showing polish? (4) 14 Phony state of happiness – also of despair, curiously (5,8) 16 Editor finally rejected a collection of myths (4) 17 Firm has representative working, sent round to offer spare parts? (10) 19 Work to collect wet stuff and greasy stuff (5,3) 20 Like former PM making comeback or out? (6) 22 Belgian location, say, featured in story (5) 23 Country worker penning love lines (7)

Down

1 A tear to fall (4) 2 Thus Conservative esteems ancient thinker (8)

3 Position, say, that’s slightly diminished us (6)

4 Prince with a pet that’s wild, one in need of training (10)

5 Third grade got with exam? It’s pretty hard (5)

6 Pour this into glasses, each brimful possibly – one litre served up to start (13)

8 Appreciate Montreal is English-speaking only in part (7)

12 See awfully big deals going around – economy having been this? (10)

14 Like some governement giving fear, led appallingly (7)

15 A charitable donation outside pub being set up – lovely! (8)

17 One managing to keep ring made by old-fashioned craftsman (6) 18 He leaves the study to walk (5) 21 Top attraction for metal thieves? (4)