Daily crossword
CRYPTIC CLUES Across
4 Accepted a small charge (7)
8 Cold in the chest? This is just the thing! (3-3) 9 Unconventional description of a policeman having finished duty! (3-4) 10 Fertiliser blended at shop (6)
11 & 17Dn Gives publicity to rows overseas (6,6)
12 In a tangle - that's the conclusion about me and the girl! (8)
18 Remove any crooked tendencies, we hear, but reduce to poverty (8) 20 Move that shortens the game a little! (6)
21 Rum apparition (6)
22 Pays respect to what outstanding students achieve (7) 23 Shooting-box? (6)
24 Chief method for making progress (7)
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1 Outstanding trouble spots? (7)
2 & 14Dn Accounts for those about to retire (7,7)
3 See 6 Down
5 Competing title-holder to put off the final held inside (8)
6 & 3DnWhere those who give service can be seen behind bars (6-6) 7 Men fuddled with ale that make a good finish (6)
13 Their say is affected by emotional instability (8) 14 See 2 Down
15 A substitute word is horribly stained (7)
16 Look in the French rail terminal - you'll find plenty there (6)
17 See 11 Across
19 Seem to be a very soft listener (6)