CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 1 U-boat weapon launcher in port due to be modified (7,4) Military unit also included in the project (7) Should prove uncommonly tough (5) Wrote the first letter off from memory (4) What a fisherman may do though rattled (8) Annoyed at being evicted (3,3) A word to stir up topers (6) Not a hot favourite of children (3,5) Ring starts nervous reaction in the ear (4) All for those making notes (5) A neat drive (5-2) Sports club dances hard hit by rackets perhaps (6,5) 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 19 22 23 24 20 21 Down 2 Love to take part in pictures (2,3) 3 Jab with a soft stick (4) 4 Daniel is upset by a contradiction (6) 5 Food for people or horses (8) 6 In forgiveness they are allowed to be themselves (7) 7 Take what is suitable? (11) 8 Chest to pose problem? Doctors take 13 He sees to a minor charge (8) 15 Fresh letters of support? (7) 17 Memorials for terriers in Australian city (6) Descriptive of a great sea power (5) Island producing copper and barium (4)

it to heart (11) Across 1 An utter disgrace (6,5) 9 Indefinitely many (7) 10 Audacity (5) 11 One’s mother’s sister (4) 12 Japan’s highest mountain (8) 14 Neat and smart in appearance (6) 16 Disconcert (6) 18 Sensible (8) 19 Roman god of war (4) 22 Avoid doing (5) 23 Boastful threatening (7) 24 To stall (4,3,4) Down 2 To mature (5) 3 Separate piece of news (4) 4 Exceptional natural ability (6) 5 A physical disability (8) 6 Incisive (7) 7 Completely decided (3,3,5) 8 Object of especial dislike (3,8) 13 Recuperation (8) 15 Unsuspected hazard (7) 17 A tropical woody grass (6) 20 Warning of danger (5) 21 Wholly engrossed (4)