CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

2. It has abandon before it’s smoked. one hears (5)

5. Ready money as found in Switzerland (4)

7. Parachute descent one won’t continue (4)

8. Turn-out that turns into vice (8)

9. Doesn’t agree it’s Ned’s turn to go south (8)

11. Skilful way Lincoln initially got in his first (4)

12. Person in play changes side, marked by peculiarities (13)

15. Cooler end of iceberg tiger may show (4)

17. Frigid manner the colonel sends out (8)

19. Wound round a politician and got it put together (8)

21. Lots and lots of trousers (4)

22. If pale, implant energy and put onto solid food (4)

23. One is a grass, and tuneful in one’s utterance (5)

Down

1. This ran around in order to spoil one’s reputation (7)

2. Trophy one will put one’s hollow hands together for (3)

3. Olive hasn’t enough energy to mix it (5)

4. Bring it out again, Sire for Susan to follow this way (7)

5. Can’t lose direction, this short twin-hulled craft (3)

6. There’s nothing in half the shallows but a lot of fish (5)

10. Right in when about to gush at a careless gesture (5)

11. Like a Scots boy is this person from the East (5)

13. Heart-warming shellfish, they say (7)

14. Put name to it in three ways recognisable as flags (7)

16. Higher than over half taken in by fifty fewer than 11 Across (5)

18. Youngster goes to people without a leader, having a lot on (5)

20. Picks us no starters, such being the words played on (3)

21. Advance on pay being given up, take it to travel on (3)