CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Looking for scraps? (11)

9. Army unit is also included in the plan (7)

10. Ideal group to play an eightsome reel? (5)

11. The more of them one has, the more one wants (5)

12. There’s no place for him (4,3)

13. A superior suit (6)

15. Returns and surrenders (6)

18. Put in again (2-5)

20. Cheop’s age? (5)

22. Fast naval ships? (5)

23. Music master (7)

24. Eastern country spy selling land not his own (6,5)

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2. Don’t let people see there’s something wrong (5)

3. Sets one’s sights higher and improves (5,2)

4. Cordial from Ealing (6)

5. Overcharges for chessmen (5)

6. It’s expected to be unaffected (7)

7. He has no saving graces (11)

8. How near David got to Goliath? (6,5)

14. To economise is of no avail (7)

16. Titanic destroyer (7)

17. I set my allotment to hinder golfers (6)

19. A perk for the lesser-known actor (5)

21. Many times from a number (5)