DOUBLE CROSSWORD CRYPTIC

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

1. Egalitarian, like a teacher not teaching? (9)

8. Container of burnt remains (3)

9. First gag the actors' nerves? (5,6)

11. Declare free of guilt from sailor's awful love (7) 12. Such a proposal isn't on, it would seem (5) 13. Scared to help outside RAF order (6)

15. A bit of a rotter, a scallywag, a knave (6) 17. Youth leader has odd chat in boat (5)

18. Fire Diana's shot off target (7)

20. Post-prandial trainfender (5-6)

22. Spoil backward animal (3)

23. Caused to go off the rails possibly days later (3,6) Down

2. Allow to be leased (3)

3. Could be nutty or explosive inside (5)

4. Not quite scholarly, but got paid for it (6)

5. Organ is repaired for Italian lady (7)

6. A foot co-unit made hors de combat (3,2,6)

7. How fashionable groups get around? (2,7)

10. Not sculpture in concrete, it would seem (8,3)

11. No matter when it may net a gross (2,3,4)

14. Different to Latin altogether (2,5)

16. Loved sum about mineral (6)

19. Barking can be painful to them (5)

21. A long time in summer and autumn (3)