CRYPTIC 320

ACROSS

4 Notice how they sob evermore (7)

8 It’s quite normal to be a full-time soldier (7)

9 They don’t mind being given the brush (7)

10 Big Bill is given the bird (7)

11 They’re well-bred and gentle in the East (7)

12 The saint ends his prayer then takes a powder (6)

14 I have the right to the best dark brown (6)

18 It’s quite a spectacle when you see a court attendant with his little one (7)

21 This will encourage you to beat it and almost end it (7)

22 Love Peter to get a job in the theatre (7)

23 So distinguished but just can’t do it (7)

24 Properties in Tasmania where one tees off (7)

DOWN

1 Supports the French in those drives (7)

2 I break a leg but stay nimble (5)

3 Appease them when you clap and eat at the same time (7)

4 There’s nothing on the stove except some fruit (6)

5 Material fit for a saint (5)

6 A spectre demands such high esteem (7)

7 Support provided for an artist (5)

13 When there’s ten to a mug one needs to make it larger (7)

15 When the little devil performs it has a noticeable effect on one (7)

16 Shows clearly that Eve was seen to sin with a hundred Romans (7)

17 They get at the birds in Greece (6)

18 It’s a poser I’m not well versed in (5)

19 A section away from the rest (5)

20 But on an old ship old pencils are to be found (5)