CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Wound mark on a black beetle (6) 5 Nevertheless, flat’s old (4,2) 8 Cars going round bends (4) 9 Game King Edward, engulfed in boxing periods (8) 10 Runner to freeze fish (3,5) 11 Entered gym, somewhat nervous (4) 12 Fool would be sick to make attack (6) 14 In the team and entitled to score (6) 16 Oil cartel has no muscle (inits)(4) 18 Vessels carrying volumes of water round the east (8) 20 Get a new position for entrance support (8) 21 Singer is a lot different (4) 22 Raid store again when I’m inside (6) 23 Went round repeatedly when Edward perished (6) DOWN 2 Capital city with vehicle mediation body (7) 3 Flowers in Comoros estate (5) 4 Bird building on which circling eagles coo (8,5) 5 Exclamation heard – to delete it remove fragrance (3,2,8) 6 Purpose not so unceasing (7) 7 Indifferent reaction to quiet on mat (5) 13 Very old worker, terribly nice at heart (7) 15 Little space for eating diet, ten failed (7) 17 Instrument causing pain over nothing (5) 19 Animal from Eastern country (5)