CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hothead lacking limbs is innocuous (8)

5 Step back for pampered animals (4)

9 These chaps help to keep the tent up (4)

10 Spoil one rich yellow flower (8)

11 Make a concession and allow to enter (5)

12 Turn down slide (7) 13 Declaration making parts of speech stick? (13)

18 At which there would be magnetic influence pulling body (8)

19 Cut up with teeth (4)

20 I.e. Danes produce this flavouring (7)

21 Clergyman takes six by motor (5)

22 51 in solitary (4)

23 Continues to have money taken (8)

DOWN

2 Apart, like below (7) 3 Spinster to charge embassy (7)

4 Instruction to candidate for regular supply? (8,5)

6 Eastern impulse causing strong feeling (7)

7 Dad’s set out to be most unhappy (7)

8 Cleric produces a ring (6) 13 Hidden danger from mine subsidence (7)

14 Speech from Ontario (7) 15 Beginning to evict the group? (6)

16 Please, teacher, I have a letter (7)

17 In-lawed straight from the nest (3-4)