Cryptic crossword ACROSS

1. Regular servicemen? (11)

9. Not a pneumatic elevator! (7)

10. Unending drabness near one Arctic abode (5)

11. They man ships for a pleasure trip, one hears (5)

12. Give somebody a rise? (7)

13. Get the better of teacher (6)

15. Like a bird at the back of the boat (6)

18. The sort with blushing relatives (7)

20. Large religious body from Simla (5)

22. Meeting that will settle a point in court (5)

23. They make it easier to see where the drinks are kept (7)

24. The length of a pitch! (6,5)

DOWN

2. Some of the church orderlies required for mass (5)

3. Make a second publication about children (7)

4. He’ll provide cover for your capital (6)

5. Give a considered judgment that the timber has nothing on top (5)

6. Free to make another tenancy agreement (7)

7. There would be fewer unions and no striking without them! (11)

8. Romance on a foggy day for Nigella! (4-2-1-4)

14. In addressing letters it’s put on underneath (7)

16. Vegetarian food required for chaps in unusual order (7)

17. Sayings a long time included in short notices (6)

19. Roy gets involved with an artificial material (5)

21. When the girl has a ring, the cowboy will handle it deftly (5)