Devlin’s Diabolic Cryptic Xword

Across

1 Ship’s staff that puts corks in bottles – not these bottles! (5,4)

8 Coach recruits novices for rugby team (5)

9 Wanting port, finds dodgy bar in time (7)

10 Bait Mike put on end of line, twisting (4) 11 Remarkable project (5,3)

13 Criminal court attorney's right to protest (6)

14 Wife is winner of American beauty pageant? (6)

17 Pooh's friend left in disarray without accommodation (8)

19 Reversing border on musical instrument (4)

21 Accountant seen periodically by chemist? (7)

22 Old boy takes an old lady to see old leader (5)

23 Unhappy woman tempted to break silver braai utensil (9)

Down

2 A curl of the lip and curt “He’s guilty” (7)

3 Is it possible a stash is hiding right on the map? (4)

4 Island that I confused with another (6)

5 Worried soldier has no identification (8)

6 Potty train (4)

7 Undoing bras in Latvia capital (10)

8 Made a meal of Clive’s cricket delivery? (4,2,4)

12 Questioning cook about gin (8) 15 Boerewors is perhaps a South African custom (7)

16 Chemical compound is more unstable (6)

18 Stare at Google? Go away! (4) 20 Did bear sound like a wild animal? (4)