CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1, 9. Would be 2 Down, such withering glances! (2,5,5,4)

8. No, no start to Waterloo for such a system of symbols (8)

9. See 1

11. Land surrounded by water has got a tenant (5)

12. Pine, perhaps, in barrel one is retaining (7)

13. Such a sum as one will put away is neat (4)

15. Backing in the Street I decided one needed to run paper (4)

19. One never imprisoned hasn’t done for an unspecified occasion (7)

20. Word heard on leaving due to first-class mix-up (5)

22. Charged particle is about right for metal (4)

23. Check suffered by Sarah, right always to be ahead (8)

24. They sing near the road junction in high winds (12) Down 2. Obesity also halved may cause death (5)

3. One short month taken by set arrangement of musical groups (6)

4. Disparages the blows one receives (6)

5. Fund that is one in its consolidated form (7)

6. Had a loss: Guy felt ill, but in a most pleasant way (12) 7. At home, wrongly lift food allowance due to permeation (12) 10. People got together to spell with a line on direct flight (3) 14. Gold, any distribution of which lasts throughout the light (7) 16. Small part, a boring thing to be held in the mouth (3) 17. River eternally running between poles (6)

18. Room in which judge will take exposures? (6)

21. The ultimate result is publication, children! (5)