Cryptic crossword

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS 28/11/2019

Across: 1 Single handed; 7 Lager; 8 Tease; 9 End; 10 Racketeer; 11 Trendy; 12 Curate; 15 Fisherman; 17 Tea; 18 About; 19 After; 21 Secret weapon.

Down: 1 Student of law; 2 Leg; 3 Horace; 4 Net return; 5 Erase; 6 Near relation; 7 Ladle; 10 Red setter; 13 Astir; 14 Impart; 16 Spoke; 20 Toe.

ACROSS

1. Diana gets incorrect summarised version (6)

4. Mother’s holding the money for the service (6)

9. Literally, a self-portrait (13)

10. Grooms the first of the ladies in various stores (7)

11. Romance three-quarters of an hour mother returns (5)

12. Race broadcast (5)

14. Alice changes her name (5)

18. An extremely long time coming back for the ring (5)

19. Anxiety about horse slaughter (7)

21. Unfavourable effect created by faulty printing! (3,10)

22. The odour of southern fish (6)

23. Diminishes the growth of gimmicks (6)

DOWN

1. Churchman has company when the theologian comes round (6) 2. Receives an injection and is annoyed (4,3,6) 3. Paint brush used for black on the coat-ofarms (5) 5. Headquarters of the flying squad? (3,4)

6. Is this a matter of putting on airs extemporaneously? (13) 7. They speak the name of a mystery writer (6) 8. Provoke disagreements, we hear (5)

13. A cinema could be in a sickly state (7)

15. They have a deadly bite – Sam comes back to get a doctor in (6)

16. Points total starting from scratch? (5)

17. The lad did wrong on return (6)

20. Transplanted trees will be! (5)