Hawke's Bay Today

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS 1.

Has too much self-esteem to be standing out from the surface (5)

4. Fork out to get remainder of tree out of the ground (5,2)

8. Giving one’s sanction to singer, nod to it (9)

9. It was a legal right to make society short (3)

10. Met nine moving around who were distinguis­hed (7)

12. He made a dandy lover (4)

14. Do mince about when possessed by an evil spirit (7)

17. He’ll try to sell one tickets for everything in France (4)

18. Canal craft will do, along with the change (7)

20. Friction will almost burn when it returns (3)

21. Like porcelain on bin each can turn around (4,5)

23. Makes a stand as one forms a queue (5,2)

24. A military standard was once worth ten dollars (5)

DOWN

1. It’s not normal to return ale, part being mixed (13) 2. Arrange to turn radio on, nothing less (6)

3. The end Drake turned to as it grew less light (8)

4. A capuchin monkey is a variety of it (3)

5. Counsel one out of your generosity (4) 6. Advertisin­g bill, four to a bed (6)

7. See in pier a place cut out for old cinema (7,6) 11. Attachment of sandal found in a monolith on Golgotha (5) 13. In a small boat fifty get to the highest point (8)

15. Has burnt a form of the pagri (6)

16. Is successful­ly dealing with the top masonry on the wall (6) 19. Gives her baby’s alternates as the tide goes out (4)

22. A pinch of cold may make one move fast (3)

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