CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Sort of seed, half seed no different (6)

4 Ladies’ organisation went by boat (6) 9 Chameleon holds a sign (3)

10 Delicate fabric valued, then torn (9)

11 Subject featured in Canaletto picture (5) 12 Salesman with part of roof is cold-blooded creature (7) 14 With nothing to do and so alone, date mixed up (2,1,5,3)

17 Label as firm, pungent sauce (7)

18 Newton to move smoothly round creature (5) 20 Battle square (9)

22 Baffle animal (3)

23 Backing for study involving river required (6) 24 Good man appearing in unusual role – stable lad (6)

DOWN

1 Greet small turtles? How odd (6) 2 Exclusive bit of ice cream? (5)

3 Infiltrator broke clues into very small parts (9) 5 Fairly insect-free atmosphere (3)

6 Spike holding back a television language (7) 7 Western city to avoid (5)

8 Rough cobras around North Yorkshire resort (11) 13 Exerts influence, certainly in the newspapers (9) 15 Responsible for late mob rioting (2,5)

16 Show off muscle or muscle (6)

17 Brown captures object for giant (5)

19 In the raw fully naked, how unpleasant (5) 21 Consumed a number, we hear (3)