Cryptic crossword
ACROSS 1.
7.
9. 11. 12. 14.
Expensively produced film, but it may make a bomb (11) Cry out in indignation at former partner’s demand (7) It’s a long time to be inside a biography (4)
Crazed first murderer Cain turned into (5)
Focal point of recent development (6)
One student one upset, being biased towards controversy (11)
18. Fret at some children I persisted in returning (6)
20. Flower for the teacher − but not the first (5)
22. Flirt with a mixture of crushed malt and hot water (4)
23. Ely can’t be responsible for this undeveloped state (7) 24. Passing on when passing over (7,4)
DOWN 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 10. 13. 15. 16. 17. 19. 21.
Officially permit ice in the lens perhaps (7) Fenced enclosure for snake about to be married (4) To be discriminatory about women and lose head (5) It may have been handy for a burglar to use it (5)
It is safe for it to dwindle away to nothing (5)
It wasn’t meant to happen, but I’d got in the grave (8) Not sure about this neat arrangement (8) Without my money, a person is indefinite (3) Until the present, quietly won out like this (2,2,3) Dowdy dresser given fur maybe by politician (5) Beseeches one for fish in afterthought (5) Historic time with a macaroni and the like (5) Quiche Latin supporter will get around (4)