Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

7 Royal Academy circle is eager (to go) (6) 8 Get back in gear somehow (6) 9 Not for girl becoming aristocrat (8) 10 Yellow only left keeping initially part of egg (4) 11 Is able to take in one old murderer (4) 12 Less well during stream of banter (8)

14 Broken plum tile of many parts (8) 16 Thinks not initially of applications (4) 18 Some heart-stopping subjects seen on Arena, eg (4) 20 Girl overcame resistance to frozen water (8) 22 Short girl goes to country with one dog (6) 23 A different composer from Bach and Elgar (6)

DOWN

1 Greek island with a pastry (6) 2 Clearly seen to be separate (8) 3 Urges, say, on banks of Ganges (4) 4 Dissertation on diplomatic agreements, say (8) 5 Threatening – strange guy, about 50 (4) 6 Post normal when badly housed (6) 12 Concerning open country (8) 13 US TV newspaper editor moving along rut (3,5) 15 Lauren’s disaster, imaginary (6) 17 Town given half of Bible book (6) 19 Overly confident with small tankard (4) 21 Teach yourself with painful interior (4)