CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. An unconscious pedestrian (11)

9. It’s clear I’d be involved in whatever occurred (7)

10. Send a telegram for a conductor (5)

11. A ruse to avoid? (5)

12. Brave men return help in pubs (7)

13. Man enters another order (6)

15. Feast for the middleaged? (6)

18. Sailor obtains marks for shooting (7)

20. Part of a jacket to copy in a fifty-fifty arrangement (5)

22. Used by cars and ships close in shore (5)

23. All the same, it suits some people (7)

24. Considerate about profanity (11)

DOWN

2. Owner of northern lands (5) 3. Odds on the Spanish teams (7)

4. Very up-to-date humorist gains a success (4,2) 5. Fastened with some spirit (5) 6. Include in a show of affection (7)

7. There’s no demand for such articles of mail (4,7)

8. It may shed some light on a final reading (7,4)

14. Render an account (7)

16. Handy consultant (7)

17. Is the prosecutor a publisher? (6)

19. Result in a case of two men sued for damages (5)

21. In short, a final result of a snap decision (5)