CRYPTIC CLUES Across Down

1 Workers make a beeline

for them! (5)

4 Take to arms (7)

8 Present-day

conclusion? (7)

9 Having been given

material backing? (5)

10 Evict some

impecunious tenants (4)

11 Soft Northern dweller

may be a shade blue (8)

13 Look noble (4)

14 One may get one's

hooks into them (4)

16 Country lovers (8)

17 Risky transaction with a

Greek character (4)

20 He splits a couple of

poles made of wood (5)

21 A first principle in

current heaters (7)

22 Streams of abuse result

when trade is upset (7)

23 Alert for a change in the

future (5) 1 It doesn't openly

flourish, naturally (8,5)

2 Sells, but closes after

five (5)

3 Wise cooks use it (4)

4 Not a bit of it! (6)

5 A light sweet (8)

6 Possibly unite as

kinswomen (7)

7 The last thing a tragedy

might do (3,2,8)

12 Reconciled to having

had to give up work (8)

13 Vessel - lacking

stabilisers? (7)

15 Gives directions (6)

18 Not inclined to build (5)

19 Water thoroughly (4)