CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

7. Venues where Brazil and Kenya play abandoned in the Cup? (6,7)

8. A neat football manoeuvre leads to difficult situation (1,6,4)

12. Wager it is disheartened by the flautist (6)

14. Reign politician is involved in may crush it out of shape (6)

16. Consider the Sappers are first to get pledge back (6)

18. Butter on a plane may give one a boost (3-3)

19. Cold shouldering a way to keep food that's unfashionable (8,3)

23. Prime Ministers and such as are skilled at fine woodwork (7-6)

Down

1. A following for what’s paid for at door as end-piece (4)

2. ___, far better thing it is to be some way away (4)

3. Peter’s out to keep annoying one (6)

4. It may be offered up by one on his knees (6)

5. Young dog with a following may one day produce Butterfly (4)

6. When Caesar had to beware a comeback among those dismissed (4)

9. Heartless friend subjugated by the pillaging (7)

10. Monkey to undermine a day in Paris endlessly (7)

11. Tried, by holding between the fingers, some material (4)

12. Where attack may be resisted, or get between the feet (4)

13. Always get curtailed by woman being personified (3)

15. The grape has undoubted value, attracting beginners (3)

17. Manner that embraces the last character twice is a spanker (6)

18. Men are disposed to call one something else (6)

19. Such a brawl might wear at the edges (4) 20. A very bad way to go out as it happens in reverse (4) 21. Race for such things as acorns will provide (4) 22. Man with a head for a decorative bit of knotting (4)