CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 The fitness of the horse showing class (4)

3 Those who foresee financial advantages, we hear (8)

8 One of the divers is a simpleminded type (4)

9 Tattered lace ends dealt with at the laundry (8)

11 Are the decoys sitting birds? (5,7)

13 The result of a lofted drive? (6)

14 Father and mother going round an American location (6) 17 Create a shattering effect as a reporter? (5,3,4)

20 Puts on record again (8) 21 By the end of the week I’ve moved to part of the Ukraine (4) 22 Pleasure-seeker could get this done (8)

23 & 7Dn The position of the passenger by the driver needs air badly (8)

DOWN

1 Leaves the ranks and gets into a row (5,3)

2 This kind of assembly is revolting (7)

4 In the foray the Spanish will be put down again (6)

5 Pacific settlement is what he wants to arrive at (10)

6 A bit of harmless entertainment in Germany (5) 7 See 23 Across.

10 Sounds like a place for the share-out (10)

12 Ignore religious festival (8) 15 Fish we fail to entangle on the end of the line (7)

16 System of forces applied to southern lock (6)

18 Quarrelled and used blades (5)

19 A vaulted feature of the Star Chamber (4)