CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

29/11

Across

1. Those who had the job of telling one one was through (12)

8. Charge less than another for crude nut variety (8)

9. Pole will have a partner to practise boxing (4)

11. This sort of bacon may be common (5)

12. In which there was no getting away for one below-stairs (7)

13. What’s more, ran without a place (4)

15. Young salmon may be had at the Ring 0’ Bells (4)

19. Rotten situation I’m led into by Mother (7)

20. ‘__, in thy orisons Be all my sins remember’d’ (Hamlet) (5)

22. One thing that will make you ply the needles, one hears (4)

23. Right, Ella will make comeback held by a friend if similar (8)

24. Riding home for Hiram, maybe, upset the Orkneys (12)

Down

2. Give one clothing when topless people are expected (5)

3. If doing wrong, get on the phone after hesitation (6)

4. Do Huns otherwise belong to a pack? (6)

5. Having super potential, find me above all the others (7)

6. Throttling grip from strange doll it’s hard to conceal (12)

7. Referee and panel to try and sentence one (5,3,4)

10. Finish the book with this paper (3)

14. A fighting man may get egg on his face (7)

16. In shop maintenance measure of electricity is used up (3)

17. Spicy sausage I’m alas up to making (6)

18. Get a betrothed to start a battle (6)

21. Mother joins the tennis organisation on the island (5)